rumble on
phrasal verb
rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on
: to continue for a long period of time
The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.
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At least 32 people have been killed and more than 200,000 displaced since Thursday, according to Thai and Cambodian officials, in clashes that have rumbled on despite calls from the United Nations, United States and China for the fighting to stop.
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CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Moscow has hammered Ukraine with large-scale missile and drone strikes in recent weeks, ramping up its assaults despite U.S.-brokered ceasefire negotiations rumbling on.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
War Rages On As the talks rumble on, Russia has carried out intensive aerial strikes on Ukraine, firing ballistic missiles that are hard for Kyiv's exhausted air defenses to intercept, and launched waves of explosive drones toward the country's cities.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The saga around Zak Starkey’s departure from The Who continues to rumble on.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
People in the southeastern United States on Thursday, June 26, reported a fireball in the sky and rumbling on the ground, an unsettling combination that was probably a meteor, according to various agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The tariff roller coaster rumbles on, and for American manufacturers, there’s no getting off the ride anytime soon.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
As the litigation rumbles on, Baby Reindeer continues to be a darling of the awards circuit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
The Russia-Ukraine war rumbles on, amid dwindling hopes for a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump are fragile.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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CNN Money, 27 July 2025
Moscow has hammered Ukraine with large-scale missile and drone strikes in recent weeks, ramping up its assaults despite U.S.-brokered ceasefire negotiations rumbling on.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
War Rages On As the talks rumble on, Russia has carried out intensive aerial strikes on Ukraine, firing ballistic missiles that are hard for Kyiv's exhausted air defenses to intercept, and launched waves of explosive drones toward the country's cities.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The saga around Zak Starkey’s departure from The Who continues to rumble on.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 29 May 2025
People in the southeastern United States on Thursday, June 26, reported a fireball in the sky and rumbling on the ground, an unsettling combination that was probably a meteor, according to various agencies.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The tariff roller coaster rumbles on, and for American manufacturers, there’s no getting off the ride anytime soon.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 20 June 2025
As the litigation rumbles on, Baby Reindeer continues to be a darling of the awards circuit.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
The Russia-Ukraine war rumbles on, amid dwindling hopes for a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump are fragile.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 May 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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