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Recent Examples of rumble
Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Even in the first leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the travelling pack of Frankfurt fans in the north-east corner were a rumbling presence throughout, telegraphing the cauldron of noise awaiting the home side in the return fixture in Germany.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Scientists used a combination of data to peer through the volcano, including seismic monitoring that tracked how fast the rumbles caused by the moving magma travel through different kinds of rock.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Verb
About 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an underwater volcano appears to be rumbling to life.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Even in the first leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the travelling pack of Frankfurt fans in the north-east corner were a rumbling presence throughout, telegraphing the cauldron of noise awaiting the home side in the return fixture in Germany.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 8 May 2025
Noun
With the flick of a tweet or the rumble of a rally rant, our financial markets are sent into panic spirals, wiping out gains like a toddler with an Etch-a-Sketch.
—Michael B Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
Scientists used a combination of data to peer through the volcano, including seismic monitoring that tracked how fast the rumbles caused by the moving magma travel through different kinds of rock.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumble
Verb
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Frequently Asked Questions Should you be concerned by stomach growling?—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
21 May 2025
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Never taking its eyes off the phone, the pup growled and barked, landing on its four legs only to get a running jump at the phone—but, thankfully, to no avail.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Noun
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But the tide started to turn against Isaacman late this past week, with the first rumblings of problems coming on Friday, May 30.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2025
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Heading into the offseason, there have been rumblings of major change coming to the franchise.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 May 2025
Verb
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During the speech, for example, the president grumbled about how European nations have major celebrations about winning World War II when the U.S. does not.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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While a handful may grumble privately, Academy leadership maintains that the rule reflects a broader cultural shift within the organization — one toward accountability, fairness and honoring excellence in a truly informed way.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Rumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumble. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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