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Recent Examples of rumble
Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026
Humming cooling systems, rumbling diesel generators and whirring fans can be heard continuously hundreds of feet around them, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, prompting reports from residents of headaches, vertigo, nausea, sleep disturbances, ear pain and hypertension.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Unlike at Shadden’s, the only mechanical purr is the brief rumble of a passing car.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Albertsons Stadium rumbled Saturday night as monster truck madness took over the unrecognizable blue turf with a roaring, fiery, wheelie-popping spectacle.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026
Humming cooling systems, rumbling diesel generators and whirring fans can be heard continuously hundreds of feet around them, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, prompting reports from residents of headaches, vertigo, nausea, sleep disturbances, ear pain and hypertension.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Noun
The plant’s low rumble reverberated across the surrounding desert, unusually green from a recent rain.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 8 May 2026
Unlike at Shadden’s, the only mechanical purr is the brief rumble of a passing car.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Could the growling creature be responsible for the gouges by Zampanò’s dead body?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
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The big question is whether people who pay hundreds of thousands of euros for growling gas-guzzlers will also shell out for electric versions.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Not just any type of bus, but a marshrutka—a crowded, rumbling, claustrophobic Soviet holdover minibus, solidly built with steel girding and equally lacking in shock absorbers and seat padding.—
Irene Zabytko
May 7,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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But in some of these older buildings, there could be low rumbling pipes [producing infrasound], and if somebody already has the expectation that something spooky might happen, the infrasound might drive that a bit.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fans grumbled and became apathetic.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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Add in concerns about heat, commercialization—my son is among those grumbling about water breaks during games, even when temperatures are mild—and the sheer size of the tournament, and there appears to be no shortage of reasons to complain.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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