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Recent Examples of thunk
Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau predicted the type of thunk Brogdon would attempt.
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Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Just an hour before, the metallic thunk of a mailbox lid triggered a line from his play, The Fear of 13, spoken when his character, a death-row inmate, receives a letter.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Fred Katz, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Just an hour before, the metallic thunk of a mailbox lid triggered a line from his play, The Fear of 13, spoken when his character, a death-row inmate, receives a letter.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
There would be, for her, no thrilling thunk of a landing jay, no chickadee wings fanning her ears.
—Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
The venue fell silent as his final shot sailed toward the target, hitting with a thunk.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunk
Noun
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After the game, Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift, who is dating Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wait for the all-clear: After the last lightning strike or thunderclap, wait at least 30 minutes before resuming outdoor activities.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The camera is rarely static over the chess match between the two, always motivated by the flashes of thought and the thunderclaps of emotion that play out between them.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company has benefitted from a boom in AI servers as a key supplier of high bandwidth memory, or HBM — a type of DRAM used in artificial intelligence servers — to clients such as the U.S. AI darling Nvidia.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Many on the list, which was shared with NPR, were for environmental justice projects, including one grant that supported initiatives such as flood mitigation in southwest Virginia, a deep red part of the commonwealth where communities have been shaped by the coal industry's booms and busts.—
Michael Copley,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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In a sunlit workshop nestled in the rolling hills of Southern California, a unique artistry unfolds daily, marked by the rhythmic clang of hammer against steel.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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The clang of hammers mixed with bird calls drifted up from the harbor.—
Peggy Orenstein,
AFAR Media,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kerry Washington turned the trending blunt cut into a bang, while MAC cosmetics used two-toned lip liner and bronze eyeshadow on supermodel Aweng Chuol.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Here's when a diploma may not deliver much of a bang for the buck.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Easy drinking 100% Merlot with 14% alcohol with flavors that include dark licorice, cinnamon and nutmeg and a wham of a finish.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and company made their wham-bam-glam debut on ‘Roxy Music’ 50 years ago.—
Jill Krajewski,
SPIN,
8 June 2022
Noun
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Reno piled more than 40 clap tracks onto the production, though the volume of parts involved isn’t necessarily evident in the final cut.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
8 Apr. 2025
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Acousticians often use a hand clap as a cheap substitute for pricey equipment to make acoustic measurements in architecture.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Scheffler’s awkward interaction with Rory McIlroy, inside Butler Cabin after McIlroy completed the career slam with a playoff win over Justin Rose on Sunday, left many golf fans scratching their heads.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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McIlroy is the first European player to reach five major wins since Nick Faldo at the 1992 Open and the first European player in men’s golf history to complete the slam.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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