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Recent Examples of rumbling
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
In daytime, the rumbling of the steppe is subsumed by bright, relentless light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Or perhaps he is known less by image and more as a disembodied voice, glitching his way across vintage Kanye tracks and rumbling words of self-pity opposite Taylor Swift.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The rumbling of a hidden ocean, along a rugged coastline covered by mist.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
In daytime, the rumbling of the steppe is subsumed by bright, relentless light.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Then, a loud, rumbling sound echoed through the area as a rockslide occurred.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Or perhaps he is known less by image and more as a disembodied voice, glitching his way across vintage Kanye tracks and rumbling words of self-pity opposite Taylor Swift.
—Mitch Therieau, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
Noun
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Of course, this being DC and the WHCD, there are always whispers and smoke.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
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In Islamabad, the almost indecipherable whisper of leaks has turned to crickets.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Gutty, gritty, growling, great, great win.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 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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Spasmodic dysphonia generally only impacts the speaking voice, meaning other vocalizations like singing, laughing and whispering are generally unaffected.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Their evident fondness for one another, glowing warmly alongside all their sniping and whispering and eye-rolling, allows all the nightmares in Big Mistakes to feel like a lark rather than an incipient calamity.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But across the entire novel, there are intimations of other ways to be, of other possibilities for the narrator.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Sure, there’s the intimation of a world gone to pieces, whether from a quantum apocalypse or an ecological catastrophe; there’s the presentation of a modern self, stripped of its qualities and evacuated of purpose.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This desire to find connection in loss hints that death can often be more tangible to process than estrangement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first hint of celebrity Once America became an independent nation, its hatred for the crown turned into intrigue.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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October 23 – November 21 Your focus cuts through noise and moves things forward.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Scorpio October 23 – November 21 Your focus cuts through noise and moves things forward.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Today, the same tools are being used by state actors for geopolitical propaganda.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Fascist propaganda, whether in films, posters, or mass rallies, was the creation of a fantasyland in which the masses could get lost.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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