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roaring

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adverb

roaring

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verb

present participle of roar
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of roaring
Adjective
On her first day of filming, Ronan was thrown into a lively quickstep number in a roaring dance hall. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024 Léon Marchand won the 400-meter individual medley before a roaring French crowd at Paris La Defense Arena. NBC News, 29 July 2024
Verb
The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird this week. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 The bald eagle has made a soaring comeback The bald eagle, with its history as the symbol of the nation going back over 200 years, made a roaring comeback from near extinction to becoming America's official bird. Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for roaring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roaring
Adjective
  • The brands that stand out aren’t louder—they’re the ones willing to hand something over.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Attempt to frighten away coyotes by making loud noises (e.g., shouting, air horn) and acting aggressively (e.g., waving your arms, throwing sticks, spraying with a hose).
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • In fact, despite its thriving telenovela industry, and many promising starts (see: Charlie’s Angels and 8th & Ocean), Miami has spawned few successful television series outside the realm of reality TV.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Careful attention to water needs is key to keeping 'Everest' Carex healthy and thriving.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • He’s been a huge part of us being in contention and he’s pitched very, very well.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • Editor’s tip: Guests who prefer to skirt the grips of Mexico City traffic can arrive at the property by landing at its very own rooftop helipad.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The group later re-entered the frame laughing and high-fiving each other, court documents show.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The development came Friday as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was to travel to North Korea amid booming military and other cooperation between the two countries that have raised concerns among their neighbors.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
  • The season officially began on June 15, but classic signs, such as booming thunder, sudden downpours, and dramatic lightning, have mostly been missing.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
Adverb
  • Floor-to-ceiling windows lead to a private terrace and outdoor daybed, which makes for an extremely relaxing place to enjoy a cup of tea after a spa treatment, read a book in the afternoon, or just take in the gorgeous setting after returning from a day out.
    Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
  • Squishy Pebbles The story of Williams’ new result started with progress on a different question about memory in computation: What problems can be solved with extremely limited space?
    Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Three were arrested, including — and here’s perhaps the wildest part — an unrelated man who showed up armed at the scene hours later, after a relative told him about the shooting, surrendered his firearms to police and began yelling at them.
    Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Everybody was yelling his name.
    Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

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“Roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roaring. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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