BOOMED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

boomed

verb

past tense of boom

as in increased

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number with the strong economy, business is booming

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as in roared

to make a long loud deep noise or cry the cannons boomed throughout the night

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Recent Examples of boomed Araiza came on at the Kansas City 47 and boomed a ball that bounced at the Raiders’ 8 and into the hands of Johnson near the goal line. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026 During this period, the population boomed in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, thanks in part to new housing tracts and lower prices. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Novo’s 2026 to 2030 revenue outlook also targets growth in line with its pharmaceutical peers, rather than a return to the outsized growth from when Wegovy and Ozempic first boomed. — Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 In recent years, that revenue has boomed largely due to enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, but those days of flush cash will not continue forever. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026 In the following decades, the southern town’s railroad and manufacturing industries boomed. — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Demand exploded during the Covid-19 pandemic, when lockdowns kept people at home and online orders boomed. — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 Paychecks boomed, too, with per capita income jumping to $91,000 from $17,000. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 Crowds boomed along with that success, increasing the exposure and scrutiny. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Yet even as the flows of crude from the Middle East have increased, oil remains near $100 a barrel.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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The hometown crowd roared as Clark emerged alongside Wallen, but the appearance immediately dragged her back into the cultural and racial debates that had followed her since entering the WNBA.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Sheeran, in the end, was ultimately forced to cancel his shows at Gillette last weekend as a nor’easter roared toward Boston.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

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When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Election runoff in Brazil Senator Flavio Bolsonaro rose to a surprise lead over leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, setting the nation up for a sharp shift to the right.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of rose

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Since then, Barkley has growled at several other people, and all but one have been diagnosed with some type of cancer, Dozier said.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026
At the other end of our road, the cranes of the docks loomed — great Stothert and Pitt machines that growled overhead like something out of Star Wars, guarding the scale and mystery of the River Thames.

— Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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Further east, in the coastal province of Rayong abutting a major industrial belt, authorities ordered evacuations on Monday after flood waters swelled two reservoirs beyond their capacity.

— Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
In 2023, one of the wettest years in decades, the San Joaquin swelled to four miles wide at the site.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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Pardo watched as another adult elephant, likely Matisse’s sister, rumbled from a distance before the family came together, uniting with another series of rumbles, as if saying hello.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
The plane rumbled down the runway, picking up speed towards the roiling sea.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of rumbled

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This produced memorable moments like the GameStop short squeeze, and gave rise to investing celebrities like Roaring Kitty, who bellowed into his laptop microphone while sharing his portfolio on YouTube.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
And in response, the crowd bellowed out, daring to be the loudest crowd of the day.

— Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Sep. 2026

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