as in claps
a loud explosive sound
the crate of oranges landed on the floor with a whump a whump in the kitchen startled the dog
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Tears flowed, and the audience held space for grief, offering supportive claps and chants.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026 -
That front will bring a chance of drizzle to the coast, a few claps of thunder to the Sacramento Valley and snow flurries to the Tahoe area.—
Anthony Edwards,
San Francisco Chronicle,
4 Mar. 2026
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Witnesses reported seeing snipers positioned on rooftops in the area and hearing multiple flash bangs, along with commands from deputies ordering the suspect to come out.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The pop star looked unrecognizable with black hair and blunt bangs.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Steep currency devaluations over the past decade have not produced the kind of durable export booms policymakers hope for, reflecting difficulties in developing competitive sectors.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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It’s called the greater fool theory, and it’s contributed to countless booms, busts, and lost fortunes.—
Doug Ashburn,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blasts ocurred in international waters and left the pipelines inoperable.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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Then the fact that the more distant radio wave pulses aligned with gamma-ray blasts from these pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Space Telescope indicated to the team that both types of electromagnetic radiation were being emitted from the same non-polar and distant regions around these pulsars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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And in California, three people were killed in vehicle crashes during police pursuits in separate incidents last week.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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An interactive data map from Strong Town Chicago, whose local chapter helps promote campaigns for safer city streets, indicated that there were 61 crashes within 300 feet of the 63rd and Kedzie intersection.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But the high ball screens and pick-and-pops the Warriors have been hyping up for months?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Gigi Hadid sports several pops of color for her day in New York City on April 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Whumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whumps. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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