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thunderous

[thuhn-der-uhs, -druhs] / ˈθʌn dər əs, -drəs /


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"Thirty-five metal virtuosos. Thunderous guitars. Chaos with purpose," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

And their festival set focused on their harder material - opening with a riotous salvo of pulse-quickening bangers: S-Class, Freeze, Super Bowl, Topline and Thunderous.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

Thunderous winds turned to silence, and their house still stood.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Thunderous applause filled the atrium of the US Department of Transportation yesterday as Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao pinned golden badges to the spaceflight suits of Mark “Forger” Stucky and Frederick “C.J.”

From The Verge • Feb. 8, 2019

Thunderous applause exploded from the big top, and the band slid seamlessly into the Gounod waltz.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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