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
The historic nature of that thunderclap moment wasn’t lost on the 34-year-old entrepreneur.
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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
This type of headache, called a thunderclap headache, occurs quickly and without warning.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The news has been described as a potential 'thunderclap' in French politics, and has triggered outcry from more moderate and leftist camps.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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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
This type of headache, called a thunderclap headache, occurs quickly and without warning.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
The news has been described as a potential 'thunderclap' in French politics, and has triggered outcry from more moderate and leftist camps.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunderclap
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After the full-time whistle on Sunday, Ruben Amorim and his players applauded the travelling fans and, in return, there were claps and a song about loving United.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Chef Yuu Shimano steps forward and welcomes the 18 diners seated at the counter to his restaurant, and with a clap of his hands, the team members scramble to their positions for the show to begin.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2024
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To get the most bang for your buck and to get the best selection of homes, Vrbo recommends booking your vacation home at least two months before travel dates.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2025
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Brown wore her blonde locks in a messy updo and added in some chunky bangs a la Anderson in the '90s.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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That called into question all the spending Wall Street had assumed would go into not only Nvidia’s chips but also the ecosystem that’s built around the AI boom, including electricity to power large data centers.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Jensen Huang, the co-founder of Nvidia, the company whose chips lie at the heart of the AI boom, was born in Taiwan and moved to the United States at age nine.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Prosecutors said Jose Menendez was struck five times, including in the back of the head, and Kitty Menendez crawled on the floor wounded before the brothers reloaded and fired a final, fatal blast.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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Diseases such as wheat blast in Asia, which is projected to reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050, potato blight in Europe, and rugose virus in Australia have all infiltrated new regions due to warmer temperatures and fluctuating humidity.—
Valeria Kogan,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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The actress currently works with stylist Dara, who also dresses TikToker and up-and-coming pop star Addison Rae.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Kármán line, considered the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space, is 62 miles, so the pop star will not actually be launched into orbit.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Rudolph’s free-form use of onscreen effects and graphics extracts in visual form the manic contents of this inner verbal roar.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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And the acoustic details to amplify the roar of the crowd.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Brundage hasn’t won a fight since his spectacular slam KO victory over Zach Reese in December 2023.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Castle served up a 360-degree windmill slam on his first try.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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An Instagram influencer accused of a drunk driving crash that killed a man in Southern California last summer has now been arrested, officials said.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now given that overturning a championship outcome is highly unlikely under the rules, Massa is instead pursuing damages and seeking declarations that the FIA breached its own regulations by overlooking the crash.—
Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Thunderclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderclap. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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