thunks

noun

plural of thunk
as in booms

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunks
  1. booms
  2. thwacks
  3. thunderclaps
  4. pops
  5. clangs
  6. claps
  7. clanks
  8. bangs
Noun
  • Oil price booms have increased Nigeria’s wealth, but an overdependence on crude has weakened investment in other sectors, while corruption and poor governance remain rampant.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • But this was a night that was about more than just all those booms.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of booms
Noun
  • At last week’s class, high-fives and hair-styling tips were generously distributed between thwacks of tennis balls.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of thwacks
Noun
  • There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
  • And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
Definition of thunderclaps
Noun
  • My second-floor Ocean View Celebration Suite was bright and airy with cheerful pops of color.
    — Ronee Uyeshiro, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026
  • Yeoh turned to Schiaparelli for her attire, clad in a classic black and white look with pops of gold throughout.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of pops
Noun
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Definition of clangs
Noun
  • 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.
    — Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
  • There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Definition of claps
Noun
  • If starting offense early in the shot clock is good, then draining the clock late into possessions must mean clanks are on the way.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of clanks
Noun
  • From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026
  • Her hair, on the other hand, was constructed by Ursula Stephen, the architect behind her Audrey Hepburn-esque micro bangs.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of bangs
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