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- noun Plural form of
thunderclap .
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Examples
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Flash Bomba has superhuman strength, the ability to walk up walls, to generate "thunderclaps" using his large hands or block almost anything with same.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Painted in brief strokes between thunderclaps was an old turn of the century brick and mortar monstrosity.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Dead Man’s Hand’s Review Forum 2009
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TOB opened its set with a cover of Bill Withers's "Lovely Day" but quickly obliterated any melodic sunshine with a tempest of thunderclaps.
In concert: The DMV Bounce Beat Teen Awards at D.C. Armory Chris Richards 2011
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Our "big rains" came on Wednesday, and although we were prepared again last night for the severe weather forecast, nothing materialized but a few thunderclaps and pretty nasty wind gusts.
Wrapping Up Alex's Birthday: Lemon Serviceberry Cupcakes With Lemon Cream Frosting Laura 2009
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I dreamed of illuminated fish swimming under the shore, slashing streaks of light and bursting in thunderclaps, one after another.
Treading Water Ron Earl Phillips 2011
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For example, “Painted in brief strokes between thunderclaps was an old turn of the century brick and mortar monstrosity.”
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Dead Man’s Hand’s Review Forum 2009
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And though you really need to be a disciple of music that proceeds in long whispering drones, this has many exquisite moments: Henriksen breathing through the trumpet over pulsing piano-chords; reverberating motorbike noises against soft brass howls, shimmering then talkative Henriksen lines over glowing electronics; deep string-section effects or distant thunderclaps.
Supersilent: Supersilent 10 – review John Fordham 2010
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Dalglish has turned 60 and Ferguson is approaching 70 yet it is hard to believe that the sparks and thunderclaps which have accompanied this Glaswegian relationship over the years will ever mellow with advancing age.
Kenny Dalglish: Liverpool's king goes in search of another crown | David Lacey 2011
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“So, uh,” the kid began, startling him out of his reverie — or no, shocking him with the impact of those two syllables spoken aloud and reverberating like thunderclaps — “where you want me to pump it?”
The Silence 2010
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At 11:15 a.m., a series of thunderclaps rang out from the building.
Houston Preserves No Love for Modernist Masterwork Tom Fowler 2012
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