thunks

plural of thunk

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Noun
  • San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Not everyone wants to spend the Fourth dodging booms.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • And when thunderclaps rattled their chests, the Chinese felt a deity punishing wrongdoers.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026
  • Enhanced by Aidan Cole’s thunderclaps, along with music underscoring key monologues, the sound design helps bring everything together.
    Amy Reyes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Color also stood out, with vibrant reds, dusty pastels and pops of cobalt blue adding visual interest to otherwise monochromatic looks.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
  • First, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra will do its own full set of classical, pops and patriotic music.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • One of the moments in the musical that caused the most laughter and claps from the audience was the final song, which mocks the idea of using violence as a form of protest rather than joining a movement or focusing on policy.
    Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2026
  • There were the polite claps after good attacks by the Swiss, sarcastic whistles by the Qatari fans after their team again failed to mount a threat.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • If starting offense early in the shot clock is good, then draining the clock late into possessions must mean clanks are on the way.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The long, curly ends she was once revered for were now chopped to her chin, while her bangs mingled over her brows.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Playfully making a surprised expression at the camera and giving a big thumbs up, the bride-to-be styled her dark blonde hair in a sleek style with her front bangs swept to the side.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • In the opening minute alone, Murphy shot just wide off a turnover and Josefin Bouveng set up Madison Kaiser for a couple of whacks from the edge of the blue paint that were both stopped.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The star then grabbed a bat and took several whacks at a colorful piñata shaped like a cascaron.
    René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Thunks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunks. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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