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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event
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as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger
the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials
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Recent Examples of explosion
There’s been an explosion of research into hydrogels.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
But Intel failed to foresee the explosion of the smartphone industry in the 2010s and then the artificial intelligence revolution a decade later.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Their decaying carcasses led to the rapid deterioration of water quality and an explosion of harmful bacteria, researchers said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The incident was first reported as an explosion, and first responders contained that fire soon after.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
But Intel failed to foresee the explosion of the smartphone industry in the 2010s and then the artificial intelligence revolution a decade later.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Their decaying carcasses led to the rapid deterioration of water quality and an explosion of harmful bacteria, researchers said.
—Lauren Liebhaber
september 5, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
The incident was first reported as an explosion, and first responders contained that fire soon after.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
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Around the time of this flip, solar activity gradually ramps up, causing more solar eruptions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The tour also visits Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar’s only inhabited island, and the lava fields created by the 1973 volcanic eruption.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant still stands and Cianfrance says the scene with the meal is comprised of women from the church who remember Manchester from his time at Crossroads.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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He was charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of crash involving death, driving without a license causing death and resisting arrest, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The detonation of the bombs brought a terrible wonder, a soundless blast of light and colors never seen before, and never seen again.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Five were core-collapsing massive stars, and five were the detonation of white dwarfs.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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This brightening coincides with the system having an outburst.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Kemp looked at the ceiling and blew a huff of air when Schwartz announced the sentence.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Properties belonging to Sher Bahadur Deuba, the leader of the largest party in the Nepali Congress, Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak and Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the leader of the Communist Party of Nepal, were also targeted in the blazes.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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An investigation by The Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, found that the fire was allowed to burn for seven days after a July 4 lightning strike touched off the blaze – even as fuel and weather conditions repeatedly reached the brink of critical thresholds for fire risk.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The performance, which garnered a robust reaction from the crowd, even got Ariana Grande to jump out of her seat as soon as Doja wrapped up on stage.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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If not the most extreme reactions are fed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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