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Recent Examples of rumble
Kylee Miller, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Small earthquakes had been rumbling since January, and in March, the 5,417-foot-tall subglacial volcano at the southern end of the country concluded 187 years of dormancy with the beginnings of a quiet lava flow.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 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
Thunderstorms rumbled through the Chicago area Thursday afternoon amid unseasonably warm and humid weather, with temperatures running 20 degrees above average.
—Kylee Miller, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Small earthquakes had been rumbling since January, and in March, the 5,417-foot-tall subglacial volcano at the southern end of the country concluded 187 years of dormancy with the beginnings of a quiet lava flow.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 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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The wereboar growled next to Black Pudding, a hulking vicious monster, both focused on ripping Puck and Cordelia to shreds.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Suddenly all of those wolves appeared to pile on one wolf, and the growling and yipping carried for miles in the still, cold air.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Despite being far from the strikes in and around their villages in southern Lebanon, they were reminded of the war by the deep rumbling of Israeli jets and the sounds of deadly airstrikes over Beirut’s southern suburbs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Any second, surely, Dad’s tan Mercedes would glide into view and start its rumbling, lumbering ascent up the gravel drive.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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La Dame’s prices make some cruisers grumble, but this spot is a revelation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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There has been some grumbling about the health plan changes on writers’ private Facebook groups.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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