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Recent Examples of rumble
Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The next rumble decided for us.
—AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Verb
That chair, however, wouldn’t be able to take a reporter on a spin down the road the same way the buggy did, jumping curbs with a throaty rumble from the exhaust.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
The next rumble decided for us.
—AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Running back Isaac Seide was explosive, rumbling for 161 rushing yards on just 18 carries and capping it off with a one‑yard touchdown run that proved to be the difference.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
Tanks rumbled through Tiananmen Square, a location that offered a stark reminder of how authoritarian states can violently crush democratic movements.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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They are known to work in teams when hunting, and communicate with chirps, growls, whistles and body language.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Island of isolation Our cruise, part of the San Francisco CityPASS, pulled out from Pier 33, engines growling, slicing through waters once crossed by gold-seekers and prison ferries.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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The convoy assembles In order to have a car show with loud exhausts and big rumbling engines in a residential neighborhood, Fizel had to make a few calls.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Verb
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University administrators should support tough professors and resist the temptation to placate grumbling undergraduates.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Windows users—many of whom perennially grumble about the addition of new features to the operating system—can breathe a sigh of relief.—
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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