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Recent Examples of rumble
Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Thunderstorms could deliver damaging winds Thunderstorms will rumble Wednesday from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and some could become severe.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Outside the aid station, the distant rumble of outgoing artillery fire echoed through the night.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Mount Spurr, just to the west of the city of Anchorage, is rumbling.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
Thunderstorms could deliver damaging winds Thunderstorms will rumble Wednesday from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast and some could become severe.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
If SpaceX gets its way, the Space Coast will get a lot more rocket rumbles and sonic booms as the company increases Falcon 9 launches and builds out new landing pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Outside the aid station, the distant rumble of outgoing artillery fire echoed through the night.
—Olha Konovalova, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Coogler said as Jordan growled and pretended to reach for someone.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The rumble force matched the action, with the loud, growling thumps of getting killed causing the most feedback.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Larson no doubt heard the rumblings that perhaps next year would bring a serious — or simply well-funded —challenger in a town district that has not elected a Republican since 1956.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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At the Gold Gala in May 2024, Christine cleared up chatter about rumblings that she was supposed to join RHOBH way back in 2014.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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One Republican senator said the Senate language has prompted grumbling among House Republicans that the instruction to the Senate Finance Committee sets too low of a deficit cap to accommodate all of Trump’s tax priorities, such as exempting tipped wages and Social Security benefits from taxation.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, some remaining shopkeepers are grumbling about the vacancies.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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