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[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /






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It is possible that heavier downpours with thunder and lightning could affect southern and south-eastern England on Tuesday night and Wednesday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

And finally, who knows when competitors are going to release their own agents and try to steal Meta’s thunder?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Micron Technology may be about to steal Nvidia’s thunder and underscore its increasing relevance to the broader stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 27, 2026

The crack of the bat echoed the thunder that had been rumbling outside of the roofed ballpark for much of the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

The wind, thunder, and lightning stopped but it was still raining tadpoles and crawdads.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

He’s quick to slide his board into one of the glassy tubes, gliding out before the wave thunders down onto the reef, a monstrous spray of lapping white froth raining down behind him.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024

"I wanted to come and imagine where each of them was sitting," she explained, gesturing to different points on the ground as traffic thunders by.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

The secretary of state’s “silence thunders in my ears and heart,” the rabbi wrote.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023

Yet this new chamber music triptych dances more than it thunders.

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

"No one leaves a King," Noodle thunders at me.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

The Chase Center thundered with 18,000 violet-clad fans as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 to win a championship in the franchise’s second year of play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

A world-cleansing storm has thundered ominously on the horizon ever since “The Bear” began.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

When CNN co-moderator Elex Michaelson asked Villaraigosa if he would cancel California’s much-maligned high-speed rail project, the candidate’s emphatic “No” thundered down like a Lebron James dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

Everton pushed for a winner and Gueye, another of Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations heroes, almost got it when he thundered a fierce strike against the bar.

From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026

But the holes were too small and the rotors were too loud, and a few minutes later, the helicopter thundered away without even knowing they were there.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

When we reached the top, the mighty falls thundering above us, triumph flickered across her face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Once inside the park before 8 a.m., their first stop was the Bridalveil Fall Trail, a short trek that takes visitors right to the base of the thundering cascade.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Noise level, given we're dealing with state-of-the-art racing machines thundering around a circuit, is actually a big talking point currently and particularly pertinent for neurodivergent fans.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026

The cows came thundering toward Marly and Mother just the way they had before, but way back they stopped like magic.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen


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