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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The latest in what appears to be an unending stream of storms thundered through the Bay Area on Tuesday, producing violent claps of thunder and lightning bright enough to light up momentarily the gray and sometimes dark sky.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026 -
These were claps of relief and encouragement from a European audience bracing for a mauling like JD Vance’s onslaught last year.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Once it’s finished, Edgar-Jones clues us in to her absolutely perfect bangs.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
3 Mar. 2026
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That might be as simple as adding wispy bangs to take your haircut or investing in a new blowout tool to meet the '90s nostalgia moment.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2026
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Crews say nothing got past the booms.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Workers installed protective booms to shield intake valves at major plants, especially the one that supplies much of Riyadh’s water.—
Michael Christopher Low,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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As blasts and gunfire rocked Kabul on Sunday, analysts said there is still room for escalation and no clear off-ramp.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The blasts are now so frequent that state media no longer reports each one.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers should act now to require strong insurance minimums and clearly assign responsibility, treating autonomous vehicle crashes as standard motor vehicle claims handled through ordinary auto insurance — not complex product litigation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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These crashes frequently kill the animals and lead to hundreds of human deaths.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
7 Mar. 2026
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Items like protein boxes, breakfast sandwiches and cake pops are regularly routed from Starbucks shelves directly to people experiencing food insecurity across the county.—
Patty Oconnor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Options range from classic black and croc-embossed styles to sumptuous suedes and pops of fresh color—cherry red, chartreuse, and powder blue, to be exact.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Whumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whumps. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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