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roar

[rawr, rohr] / rɔr, roʊr /


NOUN
loud outburst
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It is time to leave the quiet of the museum for the roar of the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Because outside, away from the bright lights of the gym, riders wearing balaclavas roar past on quad bikes in the darkness.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

But these sights are drained of their warmth, depicted with a cold, eerie hum that, when it bleeds into the roar of suffering miles away, becomes a deafening cacophony.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

In Virginia, they used to hear the dull roar of cars on the beltway in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

“Hey, sorry about that—sometimes the lines can get a little nuts,” Alex shouts over the roar of the crowd.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Delivering the result, Susannah Parden, vice chair of the parish council, said: "We are Piddington the village that roars."

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Exactly 60 years after Williams’ induction speech on the steps of the Hall of Fame, Baker walked into the Hall and was greeted by the loud roars of another Boston Red Sox legend, David Ortiz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

She was quick to voice her frustration as her performance dropped off, throwing her arms up, letting out guttural roars and unleashing her fury on her team.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Outside in front of the station the stream roars alongside the street, it rushes foaming from the sluices of the mill bridge.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

And then it changed, not so completely that Scotland roared and won the game, but they certainly cleared their throats as an attacking force.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

At the heart of the case is a strategy that has become especially popular with corporate executives and investors with sizable stockholdings as markets have roared in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

From some angles the jets appeared very close to the roof of the DHL Stadium as they roared over amid coloured flare smoke.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Like many survivors, Tamang's family had only minutes to escape the torrent of water and debris that roared through their village, leaving them little chance to gather belongings.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

The wind roared but the dogs were covered—I fed them twice and re-covered them—and it could have gone on.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

His teenage daughter joined the crew, holding on for dear life as the roaring watercraft stood up on its tail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Television news helicopter coverage has become one of the most important elements of any local newscast, with the high-flying helicopters roaring overhead a common fixture of breaking news scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

A record crowd of 31,944 were at the Amex Stadium to witness it, roaring their side on to the most comprehensive of 3-0 wins.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The much more autumnal look to the weather charts at the moment is down to a particularly brisk and straight jet stream roaring through the skies across the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

At that moment the roaring from the mountain-top began.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda




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