as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound
the last thunderous chord of the symphony rang throughout the hall
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Recent Examples of thunderous
Given Sosa’s enormous role in building the Wrigley Field machine, the cheers on Friday are expected to be thunderous.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For nearly a century, the thunderous roar of Ducati engines has echoed across the globe's most hallowed race tracks.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
After each motion was approved came thunderous applause from the very purple audience.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Hailing from Gangtok, Sikkim, and now based in Bengaluru, India, the band gave the pop ballad a dramatic makeover, transforming Adele’s chart-topping hit into a full-fledged rock spectacle complete with wailing guitar solos, gritty vocals, and thunderous drums.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 June 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 20 June 2025
For nearly a century, the thunderous roar of Ducati engines has echoed across the globe's most hallowed race tracks.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
After each motion was approved came thunderous applause from the very purple audience.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Hailing from Gangtok, Sikkim, and now based in Bengaluru, India, the band gave the pop ballad a dramatic makeover, transforming Adele’s chart-topping hit into a full-fledged rock spectacle complete with wailing guitar solos, gritty vocals, and thunderous drums.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderous
Adjective
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No loud colors, no mismatched chairs, even the waiters had to wear off-white.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Ocean City officials have confirmed that fireworks — not gunfire — were the source of loud noises that caused panic and sent crowds scrambling on the boardwalk Friday night.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Yet given the league and many of its most prominent players' presence in social justice efforts, their silence around the violence being fueled by Rwanda and the UAE is all the more deafening.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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That visual message was audibly reinforced at a deafening level as the crowd cheered their neighbors who spoke against the proposal and booed a NIPSCO official and other business leaders who spoke in favor of it.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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This familiarity with the Wyoming wilderness perhaps explains why the game feels so authentic: Its roaring orange sunsets, powder-blue skies, lush green pines, and trickling turquoise waters.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
9 July 2025
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Crimson, luxurious, emblazoned every few metres with the governing body’s crest, a ginormous roaring dragon.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Although it can be characterized by a ringing, pulsing, buzzing, hissing or squealing sound, audiologists say the source of the condition lies in the brain's neural networks.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But with a will Strike all your harps and set them ringing; On hill and heath Let every breath Throw all its power into singing!—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Dec. 2024
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“Thunderous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderous. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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