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Recent Examples of thunk
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Cahill shrugged and repositioned the boulder with a percussive thunk.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
With the soft thunk of a bass guitar, one spotlight flickered on to illuminate Mary Weiss, the band’s leader.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2024
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David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
Cahill shrugged and repositioned the boulder with a percussive thunk.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
With the soft thunk of a bass guitar, one spotlight flickered on to illuminate Mary Weiss, the band’s leader.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunk
Noun
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Now the pop star’s former digs have resurfaced on the market, asking a smidge under $6 million.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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McKnight received his first Grammy nomination at the 36th annual awards in 1994 for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal alongside Vanessa Williams.—
Olivia Munson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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The phenomenon, which local television station KSDK reported was heard throughout the day Sunday, sounded more muffled than a regular thunderclap.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
7 Jan. 2025
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The historic nature of that thunderclap moment wasn’t lost on the 34-year-old entrepreneur.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Other than luxury goods titan and LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, the group saw their wealth rise over the past 12 months, which Omar Ocampo, researcher at the Institute for Policy Studies, previously told Newsweek reflects the ongoing boom in the tech sector.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Considered a cultural phenomenon, the movie also played a role in kicking off that era's erotic thriller boom.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Jimenez then proceeds to conduct what can only be described as ASMR torture upon Tommy — complete with rattling chains, smooth hammer sounds, gasoline pouring, and the swift clang of a nail into the upper thigh (oww).—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
12 Jan. 2025
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To hear the clang of the bell, inch toward the middle of the ring and hurl his right fist at the other man?—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
1 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Tips for styling curtain bangs with short hair Investing in a good haircut is the most important step.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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The most successful hedge funds have of course given investors more bang for their buck, despite charging higher than average fees in most cases.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and company made their wham-bam-glam debut on ‘Roxy Music’ 50 years ago.—
Jill Krajewski,
SPIN,
8 June 2022
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Perhaps my overall disappointment stems from this pilot stiffness, but the more likely culprit is the standard brashness of American reality television, which is less cinema vérité and more wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am.—
Robyn Bahr,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Feb. 2020
Noun
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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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Break out three giant claps, a dazzling smile and a deafening scream.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Neal scored the first points of the second half with a layup over Stewart, but Ball answered with his third triple of the afternoon and Samson Johnson (seven points, three rebounds, five assists) rose up for a two-handed slam over Kalkbrenner, drawing a foul in the process.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reese lost his main roster debut when he was stopped by Cody Brundage in December 2023 via a nasty slam KO.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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