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Recent Examples of rumble
Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Universal made good use of the rumbling theater seats during action sequences even if the 180-degree wraparound nature of the theater was underutilized.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The game went from a Bronx beatdown to a rumble with UCONN on top.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Minutes later, some attendees reported hearing what sounded like gunshots and the room rumbled as everyone rushed to hide under tables.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
Universal made good use of the rumbling theater seats during action sequences even if the 180-degree wraparound nature of the theater was underutilized.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
Its rumble barreled over crowds gathered at KSC’s press site drowning out cheers, hollers and the clicking sounds of cameras snapping away pictures of the liftoff.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The game went from a Bronx beatdown to a rumble with UCONN on top.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Griffith growls Griffith could be in position to win its first Greater South Shore Conference title since 2018.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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But in some of these older buildings, there could be low rumbling pipes [producing infrasound], and if somebody already has the expectation that something spooky might happen, the infrasound might drive that a bit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The plant houses 14 rumbling pumps in two football-field sized wings and is one of the most powerful water lifting systems in the world.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the meantime, however, there is also grumbling that their party isn’t doing enough to address rising costs.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
4 May 2026
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Most who grumble about Stokes’ attitude do it without attaching their names.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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