as in clap
a loud explosive sound
awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof
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Recent Examples of thunderclap
Even the possibility that golf’s turmoil could end with an antitrust whimper, rather than a regulatory thunderclap, shows how much the environment has shifted over the last two years.
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Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon, which local television station KSDK reported was heard throughout the day Sunday, sounded more muffled than a regular thunderclap.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The historic nature of that thunderclap moment wasn’t lost on the 34-year-old entrepreneur.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
What prepared you for the thunderclap in the midst of the backbreaking toil?
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The phenomenon, which local television station KSDK reported was heard throughout the day Sunday, sounded more muffled than a regular thunderclap.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The historic nature of that thunderclap moment wasn’t lost on the 34-year-old entrepreneur.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
What prepared you for the thunderclap in the midst of the backbreaking toil?
—Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclap
Noun
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Within a few claps, the entire group was synchronized.—
Pauline Chalamet,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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The question was met with enthusiastic claps from many in the crowd of about 100.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
16 Apr. 2025
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As for her hair, the 57-year-old actor served real Marilyn Monroe energy, styling her hair in a bouncy bob with her micro bangs swept away from her face.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 May 2025
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Those are the brands that can give you the best bang for your buck.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 May 2025
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In other words, the construction boom is just what city leaders wanted to see happen downtown, says Mayor Dean Trantalis.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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What followed was a surreal black-market boom, a flurry of illicit heists, and the accidental canonization of fast-food pop art.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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Meanwhile, the Vault Collection is a blast from the past with dedicated items for various chapters of the resort’s history.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2025
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Officials said embryos stored inside the clinic were not damaged by the blast.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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And salt works well to help the proteins in the beef pop with flavor.—
Shawn J. Sullivan,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Here, Gerdes created an airy, cohesive container with delicate, shimmering flowers of alyssum and ‘Glitz’ euphorbia, pops of pale purple ‘Starfish’ petunia blooms, soft mounds of velvety artemisia, and trailing silver tendrils of dichondra.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
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The ensuing roar caused Bryson DeChambeau, standing on the 17th green, to reset his pre-shot routine.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On the drivable par-4 14th, Scheffler caused a roar in the crowd with an excellent tee shot to set up a short eagle putt.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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This will be his first major tournament since completing the slam.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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Spieth’s first shot at completing the slam came at this venue in 2017, as the PGA Championship was still played after The Open.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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That same weekend, six people died in three separate crashes on north Texas roads, including a collision involving a wrong-way driver that left two dead in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 18, KXAS reported.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Members of Congress must listen to the experts — those of us who are first on the scene of a crash, those of us who conduct the investigations into the crashes and those of us who must tell families that their husband/wife, son/daughter, mother/father is not coming home.—
Art Bodenheimer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 May 2025
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“Thunderclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderclap. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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