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Recent Examples of rumbled
The frenetic electronics of Nineties dance music have rumbled beneath the surface of indie rock and pop for some time now.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
In the morning, the second Ford rumbled over the bridge as well.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Trainor’s family and friends had followed the 30-year-old officer’s casket in a motorcade that rumbled through Federal Street, up to the church’s front doors.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
The anti-vaccine rhetoric, and the efforts to revise laws and regulations, rumbled along at the state health department, and in the legislature.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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
The storms have rumbled across a number of states for the better part of this week and could continue into the early weekend.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
In the morning, the second Ford rumbled over the bridge as well.
—Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Heavy equipment rumbled away on what is now red clay, no longer road asphalt, at the site Tuesday.
—Joe Marusak
may 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Trainor’s family and friends had followed the 30-year-old officer’s casket in a motorcade that rumbled through Federal Street, up to the church’s front doors.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 May 2026
The anti-vaccine rhetoric, and the efforts to revise laws and regulations, rumbled along at the state health department, and in the legislature.
—Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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
The storms have rumbled across a number of states for the better part of this week and could continue into the early weekend.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Four years ago Natalia Bozhko sat in a basement, listening to air raid sirens, as tanks rumbled through the streets of Kyiv.
—Mariia Yastreba, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbled
growled
Verb
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Jack White, who growled and grinded as the singer/guitarist of the White Stripes and has since positioned himself as a primal rock god on his own, is showing a new side as a sculptor with a show opening in a London gallery run by none other than Damien Hirst.—
Andy Battaglia,
ARTnews.com,
22 May 2026
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Mira growled into her watch, excitedly.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Rumbled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbled. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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