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Recent Examples of rumbling
Julia Moore, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
And so arrives another contradiction; Howe says signings must improve the first team at a high standard, yet aside from a few rumblings of interest from Premier League clubs, there has been no talk of Willock being replaced.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The neighborhood where Torres lives was mostly quiet on an afternoon this week — some music rumbling from a house nearby and the occasional bicycle horn sounded by a street vendor selling popular Latino snacks, including chicharrones de harina.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Given the decade-plus that Che, 42, and Jost, 43, have been at the desk, there's been rumblings about the possibility of mixing it up, and two new names are getting in on that buzz: Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
And so arrives another contradiction; Howe says signings must improve the first team at a high standard, yet aside from a few rumblings of interest from Premier League clubs, there has been no talk of Willock being replaced.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
Only a few women sang, so the chorus had a deep, rumbling sound.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The neighborhood where Torres lives was mostly quiet on an afternoon this week — some music rumbling from a house nearby and the occasional bicycle horn sounded by a street vendor selling popular Latino snacks, including chicharrones de harina.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
Verb
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Island of isolation Our cruise, part of the San Francisco CityPASS, pulled out from Pier 33, engines growling, slicing through waters once crossed by gold-seekers and prison ferries.—
Maggie Downs,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Video footage recorded by their owner Macie Lamb shows two pups, Ace and Tango growling at a decorative object that resembles a small ceramic dog wearing a ghost costume while holding a pumpkin in its mouth.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Davis remembers hearing the whispers of concern.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Well, the test screening whisper network has said glowing things about it so far.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Gothic spires of Holy Trinity Abbey pierce the drifting clouds, while the Augustinian Friary—a 14th-century monastic retreat founded by the Earls of Kildare—sleeps among yews and whispering gravestones.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, there’s whispering that a prospective investor group is connected to ownership of the Fort Myers Miracle minor league team in Florida.—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The very strong intimation is that I was nourished by this wasteland.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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Donald Trump had already broken with international consensus by claiming, the month before, that Joe Biden’s intimations that Ukraine would one day join NATO had driven Russia to invade its neighbor in 2022.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Check out our hints and answers right here.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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From cracks near its south pole, the moon blasts towering geysers of water vapor, ice and organic molecules into space, which are tantalizing hints of a hidden ocean that could, in theory, be habitable.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has reported that there is already noise about Pittsburgh pursuing a trade for Hill.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Las Vegas formula of maximalism—24/7 noise, crowds, queues, and constant spend—clashes with a mood that prizes sleep, space, and self-regulation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During World War II, Husseini became a Nazi collaborator, broadcasting propaganda into the Arab world, touring death camps with his friend Heinrich Himmler, recruiting SS divisions, and hatching a plot to poison Tel Aviv’s water supply.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Terrorists expanded their use of the internet for a wide range of activities, including planning attacks, radicalization and recruitment, propaganda dissemination, and fundraising.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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