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
For all the thunderclap significance of 1848, Seneca Falls is a monument to women’s patience and frustration, and to the friendships that were needed to sustain their movement through the decades ahead.
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Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
The heavy snow will muffle the sound -- or thunderclap -- so it can only be heard up to about three miles.
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February 22,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
Cue a thunderclap and a statue of Jesus dripping a tear of blood.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
With a few simple directions from Lightfoot, the tape started rolling, band members began playing, and out came a haunting, unrelenting sound that evoked the sensation of a roiling sea, complete with an opening drum fill that struck like a thunderclap.
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Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Beverly Gage,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
The heavy snow will muffle the sound -- or thunderclap -- so it can only be heard up to about three miles.
—
February 22,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
Cue a thunderclap and a statue of Jesus dripping a tear of blood.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Feb. 2026
With a few simple directions from Lightfoot, the tape started rolling, band members began playing, and out came a haunting, unrelenting sound that evoked the sensation of a roiling sea, complete with an opening drum fill that struck like a thunderclap.
—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclap
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The origin of the thunderclap (sometimes called the Viking clap) is disputed, with several clubs in Europe claiming to have started the trend, but Iceland popularised it and brought it to the world stage.
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One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
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The finale, which aired on Sunday, June 28, ended with a bang.
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From the pig trailer came a bang, followed by a muffled squeal.
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Then something unusual happened as Valdez descended in the boom lift with Pinky’s remains.
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SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean luxury department store operator Shinsegae has become an unlikely beneficiary of the global AI boom.
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Torrens doubled New York's advantage with a one-out blast in the seventh against Mason Fluharty, his second of the season.
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Now, the United States is experiencing its own blast of dangerous heat, particularly in the East, which is facing skyrocketing temperatures and high humidity.
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In the early afternoon, a roar ripped through the stifling Mississippi heat, as dozens of motorcycles leading the funeral procession rumbled into the church parking lot.
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Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
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The no-look body slam is very underrated.
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This is the second time something similar has been done, with the free server slam for partial game access available ahead of release.
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The military declared McKinney dead in March 1946, though no crash site had been identified, let alone any remains of the man from Providence, Rhode Island.
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said it was not notified of the crash, according to local reports.
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“Thunderclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderclap. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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