eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən 
1
a
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
b
: the breaking out of a rash on the skin or mucous membrane
2
: a product of erupting (such as a skin rash)
Synonyms
Examples of eruption in a Sentence
a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won
the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history
Recent Examples on the Web
World Central Kitchen arrived to provide emergency aid to communities following a deadly volcanic eruption in the country.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Hamas’s October 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip began a fresh eruption of violence across the Middle East.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
Since the eruption of the Hamas-Israel war, Tehran and Washington have both made clear their desire to prevent the regional spillover from triggering a direct conflict between them.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
Volcano eruption Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated Saturday following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
And while El Niño is believed to have played some role in recent hot temperatures, there are other potential variables, including the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga Volcano, which shot record-breaking amounts of heat-trapping water vapor into the atmosphere.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Facebook Show more sharing options SAN DIEGO — Periodic downpours Saturday were no match for ice cold volcanic eruptions, whimsical robots, and colorful test tube experiments, as families flocked to Snapdragon Stadium for the annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering’s Expo Day.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The new eruption marks the seventh such event since the onset of this period of volcanic activity, on March 19, 2021, in the region.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
The eruption opened a fissure almost 2 miles long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula, according to Iceland's Meteorological Office, which had been warning for weeks about the eruption due to magma accumulating underground.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Hamas’s October 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip began a fresh eruption of violence across the Middle East.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
Since the eruption of the Hamas-Israel war, Tehran and Washington have both made clear their desire to prevent the regional spillover from triggering a direct conflict between them.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
Volcano eruption Iceland’s world-famous Blue Lagoon and the nearby town of Grindavik were evacuated Saturday following a volcanic eruption in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
And while El Niño is believed to have played some role in recent hot temperatures, there are other potential variables, including the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga Volcano, which shot record-breaking amounts of heat-trapping water vapor into the atmosphere.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Facebook Show more sharing options SAN DIEGO — Periodic downpours Saturday were no match for ice cold volcanic eruptions, whimsical robots, and colorful test tube experiments, as families flocked to Snapdragon Stadium for the annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering’s Expo Day.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
The new eruption marks the seventh such event since the onset of this period of volcanic activity, on March 19, 2021, in the region.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2024
The eruption opened a fissure almost 2 miles long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula, according to Iceland's Meteorological Office, which had been warning for weeks about the eruption due to magma accumulating underground.
—USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
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eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
2
: a product (as a skin rash) of erupting
Medical Definition
eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
the eruption of the tooth from the gum
specifically
: the breaking out of an exanthem or enanthem on the skin or mucous membrane (as in measles)
2
: something produced by an act or process of erupting: as
a
: the condition of the skin or mucous membrane caused by erupting
b
: one of the lesions (as a pustule) constituting this condition
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