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[thuhn-der] / ˈθʌn dər /






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Addison Zegan, 36, a self-proclaimed Disney adult who runs the Disneylanders Instagram and Spotify accounts, was at California Adventure when he heard thunder and lightning around 7 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 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

Even a few kilometres can make the difference between a torrential downpour with thunder and lightning, and somewhere staying completely dry.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Then there was a clap of thunder and Shifa screamed.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023

“Right now there’s a lot of smoke plume and it oozes and thunders, the curtains shake,” Aquino said.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2023

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

From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

Turn off “The Last Dance” videos, lose the romantic Bulls-colored glasses, separate the myths from the men, and the reality thunders down like a trademark James tomahawk dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

My heart thunders loudly in my ears, my palms cold and sweaty.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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

Nasa's Artemis II mission thundered away from Florida's coast, taking its four crew members on their historic journey to circle the Moon.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Footsteps thundered across the pasture and Roz leaped into the fight.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

That was the beginning of the chants, arguably louder than for any other player in Dodger Stadium history, stronger than Moo-kie, deeper than Fred-die, chants thundering enough to seemingly be heard for a lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

They had Toulouse rocking and they landed another blow, a rolling line-out maul thundering over the try-line with substitute Hiddleston touching down to give Warriors the lead for the first time.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025

This city may be small, but in 1926 it became immortal, the place where a fiesta, thundering hooves, and a novel collided to shape modern legend.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025

They went rather hesitantly down into the cutting, half expecting the fiery, thundering angel of Frith to appear out of the twilight; but the silence remained unbroken.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams


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