as in thump
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the thud of his head against the cabinet door brought tears to his eyes
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the snowball thudded against the side of my car
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Recent Examples of thud
Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE.
—Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Megan Sauer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The pre-dawn barrage lighted up the dark sky on the horizon around Tehran as explosions thudded and smoke rose in the air.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Arriving police heard a thud and found Payne’s body in the hotel courtyard, Policicchio said.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
News that the Mexican government had forced down the Gulfstream and confiscated its 4 tons of cocaine landed with a thud at ICE.
—Penn Bullock, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
Megan Walsh grew up listening to the sound of her mom’s Singer sewing machine, thudding against Halloween costume fabric.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
The pre-dawn barrage lighted up the dark sky on the horizon around Tehran as explosions thudded and smoke rose in the air.
—Ramin Mostaghim, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thud
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ariel remembered telling Maricela to hurry and then feeling a whoosh and hearing a thump behind him.Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
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One other thing to consider: If Arizona State can’t get a first-round bye, could the committee reward the Sun Devils’ six-game winning streak with something better than the 12th and final seed, bumping them ahead of Alabama, which currently holds the last at-large spot?The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The ebike is also reported compatible with Priority's optional rack extender, which could bump the total capacity to 1,200 Wh. Priority Bicycles Elsewhere, the 6061 aluminum frame's head tube angle has been tweaked to 68-5 degrees for the promise of smoother control and enhanced stability.Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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But Manchin raced across town from a previous engagement to deliver the fatal blow, 50-49.Axios, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Kremlin will fight to retain influence in Syria but the loss of its client state deals another blow to Putin.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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That continued Sunday when Matthew Wright’s game-winning field goal banged off the left upright and through the goalposts for a 19-17 victory with no time remaining.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Next is the strength and coordination mentioned above, which is when your little one starts holding two objects and banging them together.Alyssa Sybertz, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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Normally, anyone walking into a cellar with an eight-figure check is going to expect to set some of the terms of the deal, so the sheer ego slap delivered by the take-it-or-leave-it nature of the offer cleared a host of private buyers from the table.Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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This is yet another tone-deaf slap in the face from our out-of-touch public utilities.Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2024
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Thinking quickly, Bree grabs a cast-iron skillet and slams it into his head, knocking him out cold.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lake effect snow slams Great Lakes, 7 states from Wisconsin to New York under snow alerts The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission strongly encourage drivers to heed all travel restrictions and delay unnecessary travel.Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
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The early tax refund advance season hits in December, months before many people would actually receive tax refunds after filing their 2024 federal income tax returns next year.Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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That sum is almost entirely made up of streaming activity, as millions of Americans play his biggest holiday hits on sites like Spotify.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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The lives of the two men, both standing at 6 feet and 1 inch tall, collided at around 2:25 p.m. on the afternoon of Monday, May 1, 2023.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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This technical term saw a surge in searches after a ship collided with a stationary bridge in Baltimore.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Thud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thud. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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