Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunks
Noun
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Fewer said she and her dog were terrified by the booms.—
Tori Apodaca,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026 -
The orders come as Japanese content booms on Netflix.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Reappropriating the Air Jordan 6 colorway, the latest Air Jordan model gets a predominantly black look with pops of its namesake shade of red.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its home will be the Ten Hotel Gurnee, where Arden envisions regular performances of a variety of orchestra music, from pops to classical, played with dinner accompaniment.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Oscar-winning composer Daniel Blumberg was tasked with layering in claps, stomps and screams.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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Listeners replied with claps and exclamations of eager agreement.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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At Dior Men, some models sported lemon-yellow tresses fashioned with bangs.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, her pixie cut entered bob territory, long and flipped with bangs to match.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Deeper down the road the slap of the drooping tropical tree branches against the windshield are like punishing whacks to the face for trying to force a metaphor.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Brush off hair and debris from the surface, then give it a few whacks against the inside of the trash can to knock out some of the dust.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Isaac Gonzales, founder of Slow Down Sacramento, said the locations of where these crashes happened were not surprising.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In the national parks, drowning ranks behind only motor-vehicle crashes as the leading cause of accidental death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Horvath said the change was urgently needed in the wake of highly damaging reports about LAHSA’s financial oversight.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Beyond the monthly jobs reports, the BLS also releases an array of economic reports, including the consumer price index that covers inflation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Thunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunks. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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