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as in roared
to make a long loud deep noise or cry
as we got closer, the waterfall thundered louder and louder
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as in shouted
to speak so as to be heard at a distance
a hotheaded man who was always thundering about the crooks and idiots running the government
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Recent Examples of thundered
The frightening moment an avalanche thundered down a mountainside and slammed into a train traveling through the Swiss Alps was captured by a tourist.
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Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The latest in what appears to be an unending stream of storms thundered through the Bay Area on Tuesday, producing violent claps of thunder and lightning bright enough to light up momentarily the gray and sometimes dark sky.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sidelined for the second half of last season by a right hamstring tear that required surgery to reattach the tendon to the bone, Prescott thundered back by throwing for 4,552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing a league-high 404 passes.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by, threatening to blur the shot that took months to prepare.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
After belting out the dynamic final notes of the duet, Grande and Erivo wrapped each other in a hug as the small audience thundered with applause.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Maryland scored on the first possession of the game before Michigan thundered back for a 45-20 road victory last week.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
After days of delays, Blue Origin's towering New Glenn rocket thundered into the skies above Florida once again.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
The latest in what appears to be an unending stream of storms thundered through the Bay Area on Tuesday, producing violent claps of thunder and lightning bright enough to light up momentarily the gray and sometimes dark sky.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Sidelined for the second half of last season by a right hamstring tear that required surgery to reattach the tendon to the bone, Prescott thundered back by throwing for 4,552 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing a league-high 404 passes.
—Mike Jones, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Standing in Arizona’s largest dry lakebed, Wilcox Playa, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy steadied himself as freight trains thundered by, threatening to blur the shot that took months to prepare.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
After belting out the dynamic final notes of the duet, Grande and Erivo wrapped each other in a hug as the small audience thundered with applause.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Maryland scored on the first possession of the game before Michigan thundered back for a 45-20 road victory last week.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2025
After days of delays, Blue Origin's towering New Glenn rocket thundered into the skies above Florida once again.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Allen thundered a command for the British to hand over the fort.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thundered
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When Onosato swiftly and unceremoniously shoved Kotozakura from the ring, the crowd roared.—
Joshua Hunt,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The winds roared for nearly two full days back in 1978.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ahead of the screening, Braff addressed fans in attendance and shouted out everyone involved in bringing the revival to life.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories The slur was shouted by John Davidson, who is diagnosed with Tourette syndrome.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
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Come on, the gunman growled, turning and walking and beckoning with the pistol for Adi to follow.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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The dog growled and Esposito slowed his pace.—
René Guzman,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Jan. 2026
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As my colleague Kathryn VanArendonk has yelled from the rooftops, there’s no such thing as a faithful adaptation, and the idea that any film or television project will perfectly capture the experience of reading a classic is ridiculous.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Some Democrats in the room yelled that federal immigration agents had killed American citizens.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the dilapidated Ring of Bookan, a herd of bulls trundled toward me and bellowed, forcing me to retreat.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The same 60 Minutes that Trump bellowed against and sued over edits to a sit-down with Kamala Harris last year — a lawsuit that held up David Ellison‘s $8 billion purchase of Paramount until a $16 million payout was handed over to a gloating POTUS.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Nov. 2025
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Yet last week, when Connecticut legislators introduced a bill that would bar ICE agents from operating near polling places, Republicans in Hartford cried foul.—
Kica Matos,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now 85 years old, Dupart came of age in the turbulent 1960s, when racial tensions exploded and voices cried to be heard.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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My husband heard the commotion and hollered at me for yelling at his sister.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Dropkin, of Massachusetts, and Thiesse, of Minnesota, whooped and hollered after edging the hosts, hugging tightly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Thundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thundered. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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