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
Go indoors immediately and stay there until 30 minutes after the last thunderclap.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 July 2025
That’s why Cloudflare’s latest announcement hit like a thunderclap.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Cheung’s writing is as clear and decisive as a thunderclap, guided by the force of her convictions and the clarity of her arguments.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Justin Brown, who lived with his two young daughters in a trailer at the Blue Oak R.V. Park, the campground next to HTR, said he was jolted out of bed by a thunderclap.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 23 July 2025
That’s why Cloudflare’s latest announcement hit like a thunderclap.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Cheung’s writing is as clear and decisive as a thunderclap, guided by the force of her convictions and the clarity of her arguments.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 17 July 2025
Justin Brown, who lived with his two young daughters in a trailer at the Blue Oak R.V. Park, the campground next to HTR, said he was jolted out of bed by a thunderclap.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclap
Noun
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Introduced by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, Smith rocked the Love Is Blind stage with his stomp-clap anthem alongside a full live band while the season 9 contestants made their way inside the venue listening to the catchy tune.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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The joyous screams and claps of hundreds of high school students boomed outside the sanctuary at Murewa Centre Mission of the United Methodist Church.—
Liam Adams,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Oct. 2025
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These changes, as well as, wearing bangs were a major key to keeping her edges strong.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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Here are two Arizona ski resorts that will get you the most bang for your buck this season.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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With the various boons, his administration might have also created the condition for a boom in enhanced oil recovery, similar to the earlier one in fracking.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Not in the interconnected world that is this AI boom.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheney shot a 78-year-old hunting companion Harry Whittington in the torso, neck, and face with an errant shotgun blast.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The blast is courtesy of our old wintertime foe the polar vortex, Maue said, while the source of the cold is all the way from Greenland and the Canadian Arctic.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Marking his feature debut is Jaafar Jackson in the lead role as the pop music icon.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Far from contemporary pop, each note and lyric demands your full attention; the reward is transcendence, even as the material nudges you to annotate like a philosophy student with a highlighter in hand.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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The 17-year-old’s entrance drew the loudest roar, a fleeting spark of hope from a crowd otherwise watching a season fade.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Then a deep, unmistakable roar of a lion rolled across the flatness.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Oct. 2025
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On the Bucks’ first offensive possession out of the timeout, Antetokounmpo hammered home a two-handed slam on an alley-oop from Rollins.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Millie Bobby Brown recently told British Vogue that her biggest issue with the press is the need for journalists to outright slam celebrities in article headlines.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the day of the crash, the FBI collected pictures of the car’s exterior, paint samples and other evidence, according to an affidavit filed by the Justice Department.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Crash reported on eastbound I-70 There has been a crash on I-70 between Blue Ridge Cut Off/Exit 9 and Sterling Avenue/Exit 10.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Thunderclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderclap. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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