rumble on
phrasal verb
rumbled on; rumbling on; rumbles on
: to continue for a long period of time
The debate rumbled on through newspaper articles.
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Banijay and All3Media are reportedly merging, Sky wants to buy ITV and, across the pond, the biggest industry deal of the millennia, Netflix and Warners, rumbles on.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
His 43-yard TD rumble on fourth-and-1 sealed the victory.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
That means this long-running dispute is going to rumble on for some time yet.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
His 43-yard TD rumble on fourth-and-1 sealed the victory.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
That means this long-running dispute is going to rumble on for some time yet.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
As the government shutdown has rumbled on, a dark cloud is looming increasingly large over the economy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025
The eX has an 86-inch wheelbase, rumbles on 13-inch wheels with DOT street tires as standard (but can be optioned with winter or all-terrain rubber), and has a turning radius of 167 inches (424 cm).
—New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025
Drama is again rumbling on behind the scenes as Mourinho returns to Lisbon.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
And all this — eerie music playing throughout the rooms, floors that rumble on cue, and nine fake movies with fully fleshed plots — is just the beginning.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Day two will rumble on with performances by The Strokes, GIVĒON, Addison Rae, Labrinth, David Byrne and others.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Rumble on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumble%20on. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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