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as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
a booming bass drum
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as in thriving
marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
a booming industry that grows larger every year
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as in increasing
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
with the strong economy, business is booming
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as in roaring
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
the cannons boomed throughout the night
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Recent Examples of booming
Stephen Whyno,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Today, though, the online grocery and restaurant home delivery market in California is booming—Uber Eats, Doordash, Instacart.
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Greenspan oversaw an economic boom Greenspan's gamble with low rates paid off, and the economy kept booming for a decade, although critics argue his easy-money policies also helped inflate the dot-com bubble and later fueled the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
22 June 2026
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The recent success stories, combined with booming franchise values across sports, spurred talk of expansion in hockey circles, especially because expansion fees could exceed $1 billion.
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Stephen Whyno,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
Today, though, the online grocery and restaurant home delivery market in California is booming—Uber Eats, Doordash, Instacart.
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Michael Bernick,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
Welcome to the age of members-only everything While many bars struggle to draw crowds, private clubs charge thousands for membership — and business is booming.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Greenspan oversaw an economic boom Greenspan's gamble with low rates paid off, and the economy kept booming for a decade, although critics argue his easy-money policies also helped inflate the dot-com bubble and later fueled the subprime mortgage meltdown.
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Scott Horsley,
NPR,
22 June 2026
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The Brookhaven City Council unanimously approved a 40% hike in the city’s property tax rate earlier this week over loud opposition from some residents.
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The equalizer was exactly what Ecuador’s fans needed to get loud, roaring with joy after Germany's early lead was cut.
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Long recognized as a college town with a thriving innovation ecosystem, Ann Arbor ranks among the leaders in graduate-level employment opportunities and coworking density.
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And while the domestic J-League is over 30 years old and thriving, the national team has quietly become a European powerhouse.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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Hulls said the fund allows property owners to support local businesses without dramatically increasing rents as market conditions change.
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The equalizer was exactly what Ecuador’s fans needed to get loud, roaring with joy after Germany's early lead was cut.
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In April, Allen Gallaway’s home in Andover, Kansas, was one block away from getting ripped up by a tornado roaring like a freight train.
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The bear was almost on top of us when, with a deafening roar, the shot from both barrels smacked into that enormous shaggy head.
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That doesn’t mean the Avs can’t enjoy themselves, feel pride in an accomplishment or revel in the deafening roar when MacKinnon fired the perfect shot at the perfect time.
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His mother, Mary Ann, came from a prosperous family of New Jersey undertakers, and taught in New York City’s public schools.
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Born in 1944, Peter Asher grew up in a prosperous London family (his father was the endocrinologist who identified and named Munchausen syndrome; his mother was a professional oboe player).
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The camp is open to rising high school juniors and seniors, and most of the attendees were from Lake and Porter counties.
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By Saturday the official death toll had climbed past 1,400, with thousands injured and tens of thousands reported missing—figures the authorities acknowledged were still rising.
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Could the growling creature be responsible for the gouges by Zampanò’s dead body?
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The big question is whether people who pay hundreds of thousands of euros for growling gas-guzzlers will also shell out for electric versions.
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booming. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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