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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
Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
And the booming demand for GLP-1 drugs in recent years prompted companies like Hims to jump into the market for the drugs, with many patients willing to pay cash.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Development is booming all around the H-E-B property, including the 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace that opened in October across the street.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
And the booming demand for GLP-1 drugs in recent years prompted companies like Hims to jump into the multibillion-dollar market for the drugs, with many patients willing to pay cash.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
And the booming demand for GLP-1 drugs in recent years prompted companies like Hims to jump into the market for the drugs, with many patients willing to pay cash.
—Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
India’s giant coal sector is booming but so is its renewable energy business.
—Justin Worland, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Development is booming all around the H-E-B property, including the 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace that opened in October across the street.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for booming
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Officers were tasked with combating what officials said was a rise in thefts, people spending money obtained by defrauding the state’s unemployment system and quality of life issues like loud music and the smell of marijuana drifting into stores, according to a 2021 Times investigation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Buzzer-beaters have begun, the March Madness buzz keeps getting louder, and debates already rage about topics ranging from the top seeds to the NCAA Tournament bubble.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Once home to thriving populations of the state's iconic staghorn and elkhorn corals, the ecosystem has been in steady decline for decades because of pollution, disease, invasive species, warming waters, and damage from boaters, divers and snorkelers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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Hiram Crombie has a thriving trading post set up that is bursting with tenants of the Ridge.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Sacramento Police Department also said officers were monitoring developments and increasing patrols around places of worship.—
Daniel Hunt
March 12,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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But airlines, which are footing much of the bill for the construction, pushed for Global Terminal construction to get moved up in line, hoping to ensure the centerpiece wouldn’t be threatened by increasing costs.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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And there’s plenty of room to get a roaring fire inside a pit of that size.—
Daniel Modlin,
Architectural Digest,
5 Mar. 2026
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Whether your memories of Rocky Horror trace back to a midnight screening, a college dorm room singalong, or your first daring costume, this revival aims to bring those experiences roaring back to life — this time with the energy of a live Broadway stage.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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From a bungled email prematurely announcing another massive round of layoffs to scrutiny around the company’s $75 million investment in a documentary about the first lady, Amazon heads into its quarterly earnings report next week surrounded by a deafening level of outside noise.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Young’s ending is greeted with a deafening round of applause.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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City News Bureau existed because of the vitality of a growing and prosperous Chicago.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Calm sea and prosperous voyage—a dream for Goethe and Mendelssohn, for any parent, and perhaps for all men and women—was but a hearsay.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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In many of the world’s most intriguing superconducting materials, superconductivity appears only within a curved region of a phase diagram, rising to a peak before fading again.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Over the past four years, the number of New Zealanders aged 30-50 emigrating has more than doubled – from 18,000 to 43,000 – fueled by rising living costs and a weakening job market, demographers told CNN.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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But the innocent visit turns ugly when Alice keeps growling at a wall.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Then, while there was still enough light to see them plainly, the two came stalking out of the brush, growling and muttering.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Booming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/booming. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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