as in clap
a loud explosive sound
awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of thunderclap
The camera is rarely static over the chess match between the two, always motivated by the flashes of thought and the thunderclaps of emotion that play out between them.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Tee times had been pushed forward in a bid to finish the PGA Tour’s flagship event before incoming storms arrived, yet play was stopped at 1:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. GMT) after rain and thunderclaps began at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Guest soloist Alexander Wasserman practiced the Grieg concerto, chords like thunderclaps resonating from the grand piano, a gorgeous black-lacquer Shigeru Kawai donated for this performance.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Even the possibility that golf’s turmoil could end with an antitrust whimper, rather than a regulatory thunderclap, shows how much the environment has shifted over the last two years.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2025
Tee times had been pushed forward in a bid to finish the PGA Tour’s flagship event before incoming storms arrived, yet play was stopped at 1:15 p.m. ET (5:15 p.m. GMT) after rain and thunderclaps began at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Guest soloist Alexander Wasserman practiced the Grieg concerto, chords like thunderclaps resonating from the grand piano, a gorgeous black-lacquer Shigeru Kawai donated for this performance.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Even the possibility that golf’s turmoil could end with an antitrust whimper, rather than a regulatory thunderclap, shows how much the environment has shifted over the last two years.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclap
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President Donald Trump, left, claps as Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk prepares to depart after a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show on October 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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The season’s most moving episode returns to the question at the heart of Ellie and Joel’s relationship. count those claps 9:07 p.m.—
Britina Cheng,
Vulture,
17 May 2025
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Compare that with the National League West’s spending of $1.25 billion and the AL East putting up $1.1 billion for players this season, and the AL Central is getting a lot of bang for its buck.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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Costco shoppers may soon be getting more bang for their buck.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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The artificial intelligence boom is driving accelerated demand for cloud computing services, with enterprises turning to AWS to leverage AI capabilities quickly.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The company has seen soaring demand in the high bandwidth memory, or HBM, market due to the artificial intelligence boom.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Those same variations can disperse any blast from the bomb.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
25 June 2025
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The bomb carries a conventional warhead and is believed to be able to penetrate about 200 feet below the surface before exploding, and the bombs can be dropped one after another, effectively drilling deeper and deeper with each successive blast.—
Aamer Madhani,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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The movement toward soft glam, luminous skin, and pops of color is all about honoring our features, not reshaping them.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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Lorde dials back the nature themes and acoustic sounds in service to sturdier pop fare and a more approachable façade.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The Dino up for sale is a 246 GTS variant with a removable roof panel for when the sun is out and the driver wants to really hear the roar of its engine.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Plus, the doors have a magnetic closure to prevent any startling slams.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
People.com,
22 June 2025
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Jarren Duran’s leadoff shot, Mayer’s two homers and a go-ahead solo slam over the Green Monster from Abraham Toro in the fifth helped the Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Detaching parts may pose a hazard to other road users and increase the risk of crashes, according to the NHTSA report.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The incident was a major setback for Boeing, which was still working to rebuild trust with regulators and the flying public after the deadly crashes of two 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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