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Recent Examples of rumble
Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Ten minutes after the trophy ceremony at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson wrapped, a Caterpillar D6 rumbled across the practice green at TPC Craig Ranch—breaking literal ground on a $22 million renovation with a roar.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 May 2025
When the aqueduct is running, those who enter the facility will hear the rumble of rushing water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The offshore temblor comes just three weeks after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, centered in eastern San Diego County, rumbled across Southern California — shattering bottles, wine glasses and pottery but otherwise causing little damage.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Ten minutes after the trophy ceremony at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson wrapped, a Caterpillar D6 rumbled across the practice green at TPC Craig Ranch—breaking literal ground on a $22 million renovation with a roar.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
Scientists used a combination of data to peer through the volcano, including seismic monitoring that tracked how fast the rumbles caused by the moving magma travel through different kinds of rock.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 May 2025
When the aqueduct is running, those who enter the facility will hear the rumble of rushing water.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Frequently Asked Questions Should you be concerned by stomach growling?—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
21 May 2025
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Never taking its eyes off the phone, the pup growled and barked, landing on its four legs only to get a running jump at the phone—but, thankfully, to no avail.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com responded to the rumblings about a potential quarterback trade to clear out some of the logjam at the position.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Somehow, George has kept Donya under the radar, but there have been rumblings about his behavior for some time, as is about to become apparent.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
Verb
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During the speech, for example, the president grumbled about how European nations have major celebrations about winning World War II when the U.S. does not.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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While a handful may grumble privately, Academy leadership maintains that the rule reflects a broader cultural shift within the organization — one toward accountability, fairness and honoring excellence in a truly informed way.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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