thunderously

Definition of thunderouslynext

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Recent Examples of thunderously David Sims explores how Robert Duvall could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles. David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026 A lot of this is due to a thunderously loud W16 that pumps out 1,578 hp and 1,180. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025 There are a lot of subtle winks like that in the series, including someone other than Kyle MacLachlan playing a character named Agent Cooper, and even a reference to Hawke’s hilarious, thunderously great performance as John Brown in The Good Lord Bird. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderously
Adverb
  • As Lurie was transitioning into the mayor’s office, union workers were noisily picketing outside several of the largest hotels in San Francisco.
    J.D. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The neighbors say that motorcycle enthusiasts regularly drive recklessly and noisily along RM 2222 west of Loop 360 and that officers have not been able to reign in the behavior under existing city rules.
    Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The building doesn’t announce itself loudly.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
  • Once booed so loudly, his wife Natalie struggled to attend his games.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
Adverb
  • They’re often boisterously stuffed into the frame together in scenes of performing and partying.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
  • In a video captured by a Bee journalist, Sodke was seen boisterously entering the stage at Golden 1 Center to receiver her diploma from Chancellor Gary May while cheering on her fellow undergraduates that day.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
  • Cunk on Earth plays like a Daily Show segment spread out across five hours, in which viewers watch the earnest — and ofttimes exasperated — talking heads field inane questions from Morgan’s uproariously daft Cunk.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026
  • There was nothing uproariously funny about the incident.
    Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • He was lustily booed, and also maybe eight.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Helen wept quietly, believing her world had come to an end, while Alice, always comfortable with attention, cried more lustily.
    Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • The stakes of the narrative had never been higher; the universe-spanning setting had never felt bigger; and the gameplay was resoundingly interactive, granting a new sense of intimacy with its worlds by seamlessly integrating the Wii’s motion controls.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026
  • Illinois Democrats, in the state and on Capitol Hill, resoundingly decried the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday that significantly weakens the Voting Rights Act.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • On-track safety concerns, communicated vociferously by the drivers, about how the cars responded to rules changes prompted Formula 1 to make more rules changes.
    David J. Neal May 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026
  • The cult of Santa Muerte could, of course, be said to be in the thrall of that fantasy, but the same could be said of the cult’s main antagonist, the Catholic Church, which has vociferously denounced the movement.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The congresswoman, who is running for a fourth term representing a southeastern Florida district, has denied wrongdoing, and her attorney stridently criticized Thursday's public hearing -- the first open proceeding in nearly 15 years.
    STEPHEN GROVES, Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The congresswoman, who is running for a fourth term representing a southeastern Florida district, has denied wrongdoing, and her attorney stridently criticized Thursday’s public hearing — the first open proceeding in nearly 15 years.
    Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Thunderously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderously. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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