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thunderclaps

noun

plural of thunderclap

as in claps

a loud explosive sound awakened by the thunderclap of a large branch falling on the roof

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Recent Examples of thunderclaps There are also thunderclaps, which are loud, explosive sounds of thunder that can accompany an extremely close lightning strike. — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers. — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026 Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together. — Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

The entire gymnasium roared with claps and cheers, the loudest and most fervent applause of the evening.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The Golf Channel would always be playing in the background; the soft claps were the soundtrack to our slow Saturdays.

— Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of claps

Noun

Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The former offensive lineman is a towering presence on the practice field, and his voice booms across the field even with whistles and music blaring.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of booms

Noun

Kidman styled her waist-length blonde hair in soft waves and framed her features with long front bangs that grazed her cheekbones.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026
Examples of these kinds of weapons are drones, rifles and ammunition, tear gas, flash bangs and a 40 mm launcher.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of bangs

Noun

Elordi’s performance is a fine one, but any emotional current from the screen to the audience is made choppy by mawkish blasts to the past, Hig at the edge of his bed, head in hands.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
The money, aimed at text message blasts and phone calls to voters, marks a major investment for the group that up until now has been largely silent in this year's contests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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