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thwack

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Recent Examples of thwack
Noun
The timpani pound relentlessly on D and A, the final notes accentuated by elephantine bass-drum thwacks. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024 The truck, which serves Mexican food, was parked across from a two-story home under construction, where the clang of hammers and thwack of nail guns sent echoes through the canyon. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Verb
Club World Cup viewers may remember the South American receiving the ball, skipping past an opponent, and thwacking in a long-range goal against Urawa Reds in June. Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Look down and there’s another scene: America’s power players – rich guys humbled by the task of thwacking a 1.62-ounce sphere from one spot to another. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for thwack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thwack
Noun
  • The quiet woodland echoed with the gentle thud of the workers’ axes.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Horror of this scale has the effect of deadening words, making stories of the most unimaginable violence land with a dull thud.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, videos of a booing crowd with a few claps quickly made it to social media.
    Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bounces reporter Ben Rothenberg noted that the president received some claps as well.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Later that night Plumier demonstrates by swiftly slapping the limp green body of a bullfrog hard across his leg.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Garraty is forced to slap himself across the face to stay awake as Barkovitch taunts him.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bass-heavy tracks carry plenty of thump while vocals still sound crisp, and the companion app gives you real control over the EQ.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • And the thump, thump, thumping of her brother’s hands pounding a heavy bag.
    Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The pompadour eventually found its way into the fashion muse’s beauty aesthetic, as did micro bangs, bleach-blond highlights, bowl cuts and bobs.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The kids bang toys on the ground.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Chiefs crushed the Patriots that night, winning 41-14 at Arrowhead Stadium and Brady was benched after the Chiefs smacked him down.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Pinch-hitters Agustín Ramírez and Eric Wagaman then smacked consecutive RBI singles to deliver the Marlins their first lead of the series.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The 1987 stock market crash was a further blow to the small company and an additional strain on its finances.
    Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And the latest in the long line of big-name boxers to come to blows will be Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford who fight against one another on Saturday.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Fairweather said the apartment construction boom from the pandemic is over.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Yet so far his controversial experiment has failed to inspire a jobs boom.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Thwack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thwack. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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