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Recent Examples of thunk
The finale, which aired in December 2022, landed with a startling thunk on the side of a boat.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
The Tricky Part: Calculating Odds Who’d have thunk?
—Eric Siegel, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
For those who miss the ritual of a cocktail—the thunk of ice against a beautiful tumbler, the pop, the fizz, and the raising of the glass—there are more and more substitutes every day, and some feel truly festive.
—Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 12 Feb. 2025
Who woulda thunk Charlie Sheen would be, in this moment, one of the more representative people?
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thunk
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Its bright ombré glaze, which is chip and stain resistant, adds a pop of color to any area.—
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Choose slightly oversized sunnies, a dainty sweater to drape over your shoulders, a larger-than-life handbag, and shoes that add a pop of color.—
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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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That will shift with a thunderclap.—
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The industry must continue addressing issues like equitable access, over-commercialization, and ensuring that the original advocates of legalization benefit from the boom.—
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Then, yellow, and boom—I was stuck.—
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The blow further inflamed Webster, who raised his flagpole into the air and swung it down repeatedly in a chopping motion, hitting the barricade with a loud clang.—
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In the footage, distant headlights can be seen pulling up to the statue’s location, followed moments later by screeching tires and a metallic clang.—
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Micro bangs These cheeky micro bangs topped our experts’ predictions for 2026.—
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From a distance, A’zion’s hairline disappeared under her bangs, which were gelled into tiny ripples on her forehead.—
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TreVeyon Henderson covered 12 yards on a wham run, then 18 more on a misdirection toss where fullback Jack Westover and right guard Mike Onwenu presented false keys that indicated an inside run while Henderson zipped outside.—
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There’s an understood language of action that marries really close-up, sharp inserts, the propulsion of rapid editing, wham-bam sound effects, and visual carnage to create excitement.—
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Victory in process, a W in the competence column, three cheers and an 8-clap for hope.—
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What does the finger clap mean?—
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Nearly 40 seconds of sustained pressure culminated in a slam-dunk goal for Toffoli.—
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There are moments this season when Jake will throw down a mind-bending slam, looking like the spitting image of his father.—
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“Thunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunk. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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