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Recent Examples of thunk
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.
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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
Whip pan, accented with the anxious thunk thunk thunk of Jon Batiste’s percussive score.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunk
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The album musically represents an amalgamation of both John’s and Carlile’s sounds, blending Carlile’s folk and country sensibilities with John’s signature brand of pop.—
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Backstreet Boys Dates: July 11-13; July 18-20; July 25-27; Aug. 1-3; Aug. 8-10; Aug. 15-17 Time: 8 p.m. What to expect: Another first for the Sphere in 2025 is the debut of its first pop act, the ’90s quintet whose popularity has aged well and with a multigenerational fan base.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The boom, or hydraulic arm of the crane, snapped as the structure came down.—
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Given how low rates were during the first few years of the Covid pandemic, which sparked a massive refinance boom, there are now precious few borrowers who can benefit from a refinance at the current rates.—
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The clang of hammers mixed with bird calls drifted up from the harbor.—
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One in a while, a veteran wandered or fell onto the trolley tracks and didn’t hear or chose not to hear the warning clang of the bell of an approaching train.—
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Her new bangs were notably parted to the side as her hair was styled in loose waves.—
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In a game where each franchise’s resources are limited, the best teams are the ones who get the most bang for their buck.—
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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.—
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Bryan Ferry, Brian Eno and company made their wham-bam-glam debut on ‘Roxy Music’ 50 years ago.—
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
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Kansas City is also trying to set the world record for the largest collection of claps and is inviting all who visit to help be a part of it, Cocoran said.—
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Slammed is set in the world of high-school slam poetry, and the novel tells the story of a senior who moves to a new neighborhood only to fall her neighbor, a cute older boy.—
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While the crowd was still buzzing from his slam, Porzingis then denied a Towns dunk attempt, sparking a fast break and a Brown layup.—
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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