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Recent Examples of rumbling
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
But residents recounted the quake rattling them awake, evoking descriptions of a significant jolt and rumbling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Two days later, a manager dormant since 2023 was rumbling again.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Cowboy and cowgirl hoots and hollers complement the rumbling of the massive animals’ hooves as they’re rounded up into the corrals.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
But residents recounted the quake rattling them awake, evoking descriptions of a significant jolt and rumbling.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
And through the windshield from a rumbling truck seat or standing on the sidewalk of a near empty street, the grandeur of dawn that is daily missed from bed or the kitchen table, was laid out as an almost personal gift to be experienced by me alone.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Two days later, a manager dormant since 2023 was rumbling again.
—Daniel Brown, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbling
Noun
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Behind every trauma and calamity, whether personal or global, whispers of Jewish machination can be heard by those already listening for them.—
Mike Rothschild,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this extraordinary moment, we're reminded that wisdom often comes in the smallest whispers, and true courage lies in following where we're led with childlike trust.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the innocent visit turns ugly when Alice keeps growling at a wall.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Then, while there was still enough light to see them plainly, the two came stalking out of the brush, growling and muttering.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Don’t bother whispering, though; the rule applies only to the trains.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
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The whispering earring is a little topaz gem that speaks to you.—
Sam Kriss,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But across the entire novel, there are intimations of other ways to be, of other possibilities for the narrator.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Sure, there’s the intimation of a world gone to pieces, whether from a quantum apocalypse or an ecological catastrophe; there’s the presentation of a modern self, stripped of its qualities and evacuated of purpose.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The air smells damp and jungly (in the best possible way) and is sweetened with a hint of frangipani.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Researchers are now exploring Greenland shark genetics for clues about aging, finding hints of enhanced DNA repair and cellular maintenance that could slow aging at a fundamental level.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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August 23 – September 22 Clarity lands where chatter once created noise.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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His photographs of New York redirect our attention by taking the noise out of the city.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Should Iran's leadership, military organizations and propaganda outlets enjoy unrestricted access to American technology platforms?—
Steven Stalinsky,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gorgon added Ghazali was inspired by Hezbollah propaganda to carry out the attack.—
Holmes Lybrand,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Rumbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbling. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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