thunderclap
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Synonyms
bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thwack, whack, whomp, whump
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Sonic booms, which sound similar to an explosion or thunderclap, occur when objects such as supersonic aircraft travel faster than the speed of sound. — Arnaud Siad And Matthew Robinson, CNN, "Woman arrested after RAF jets escort passenger plane back to London," 23 June 2019 Franz Wagner and his family scheduled an official visit to Ann Arbor for the third week of May. Then the thunderclap. — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, "How Michigan rallied to save Franz Wagner's recruitment, after John Beilein left," 22 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thunderclap.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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