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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunks
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Not everyone wants to spend the Fourth dodging booms.
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Visit Big Bear said the decision to move forward with the event was not made lightly and that organizers were working with the fireworks provider to reduce the loudest booms where possible.
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And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
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Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together.
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Fresh tomatoes add pops of juicy sweetness.
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The pops remained a freezer staple for years before eventually disappearing from stores.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Edgar-Jones, who has long been known for her enviable hair—her piecey bangs and teddy bear bronde color have shown up on mood boards everywhere—previously told Vogue that her ultimate inspiration is none other than the patron saint of French Girl Beauty, Jane Birkin.
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Instead, the Q*bert soundtrack bangs.
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In the opening minute alone, Murphy shot just wide off a turnover and Josefin Bouveng set up Madison Kaiser for a couple of whacks from the edge of the blue paint that were both stopped.
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The star then grabbed a bat and took several whacks at a colorful piñata shaped like a cascaron.
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“Thunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunks. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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