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Recent Examples of rumble
Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Across the Houston area, residents described hearing a low, rumbling sound that many compared to thunder, even though the skies were clear, according to CBS affiliate KHOU.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Another video shared on Instagram, presumably taken at an earlier point, shows the same bot rumbling along to deliver some food with the same graffiti scribbled on its exterior.
—Joe Wilkins Published Mar 19, Futurism, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
Still, when my plane’s turn came, the takeoff was as exhilarating as ever—the low rumble and rising thrum, the smooth detachment and sudden lift, and then the surge through clouds into a piercing blue sky.
—Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
As demonstrated on the show and the movies, when Godzilla strikes, the world feels the rumble, with poor San Francisco finding out the hard way in his 2014 outing.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Patients may growl or hiss at you.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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But the innocent visit turns ugly when Alice keeps growling at a wall.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The rumbling is really, really just as violent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The rumbling of a hidden ocean, along a rugged coastline covered by mist.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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King asked James, who had been grumbling.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The proud bronze lions outside the Art Institute are getting very annoyed and starting to grumble.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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