thundered

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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

"Where is the money?" supporters of Magyar's party, Tisza, thundered in unison, referring to accusations against local Fidesz politicians over millions of euros of public funds that have gone missing.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

“A month of bombing has achieved nothing,” its cover thundered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

As the sweeping “O Fortuna” movement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana thundered over the loudspeakers, he rose from underneath the stage while sitting on a badass, none-more-black throne decorated with skulls and a gigantic bat.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

Then there was a wild whinnying cry, and a huge green horse covered in shining scales thundered straight toward him.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell