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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
a clap of thunder that woke the whole house up
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as in thump
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
a sharp clap to the head of the disrespectful youth
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
clapped him on the back as a friendly gesture
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Recent Examples of clap
Pauline Chalamet, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
The question was met with enthusiastic claps from many in the crowd of about 100.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
The other prisoners enthusiastically clap and cheer for him.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 1 June 2025
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Noun
Within a few claps, the entire group was synchronized.
—Pauline Chalamet, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
The question was met with enthusiastic claps from many in the crowd of about 100.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
People clap, shout the lyrics, and perform dance moves with unbridled gusto.
—Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2025
The other prisoners enthusiastically clap and cheer for him.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clap
Noun
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Sabrina Carpenter rarely strays from her signature look, which is arguably long, super-voluminous hair at various levels of curl, curtain bangs, full brows, and brownish-pink lips.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
27 June 2025
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Santi then calls his next shot — a shed 320 yards away — bang.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2025
Noun
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On my final evening after the game drive, a flute whines and drums thump in the distance.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
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As its infectious message, hip hop hook, gentle-against-forceful thump, radiates further into the zeitgeist expect it be heard everywhere.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2025
Verb
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But, everyone's mostly aware, that many celebrities get five-figure treatments and then launch skincare lines, slapping their names on them.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The product was fresh, the money real, and every A&R man from New York to Memphis knew the formula: Find a pretty face, slap a catchy chorus behind it, and watch the allowances roll in.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Hinge was acquired by the Match Group in 2019, which gave it some juice, and COVID-19 ushered in a pandemic-lockdown-era dating boom.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
7 July 2025
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Economists and business leaders maintain that tariffs probably won’t lead to a major American factory boom.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Noun
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In another blow to China’s push to become a regional leader, India on Thursday rejected signing a joint statement facilitated by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization—one such grouping set up by China and Russia to counter U.S. influence.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Verb
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Anyone who attended the National Restaurant Show in Chicago last month was smacked in the face at booth after booth by a single agenda wrought from desperation: how to harness technology to find ways to use fewer human workers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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Please Tony, stop smacking your lips after every sentence.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Spending included outlays for consulting, text blasts and mailings.—
Mike Nolan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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But on Friday night, the booms and blasts of celebratory fireworks appear to have frightened them away.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2025
Noun
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In the footage, the wooden wall can be seen falling forward with a thud, while two vertical cables hang behind, apparently slack.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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The message landed with a thud among prominent conservatives on social media.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
27 June 2025
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“Clap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clap. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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