explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
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The nebula has been observed shining in radio, X-ray and visible light, as the cloud of stellar material pushed outward by a supernova explosion 10,000 years ago comes into contact with the mass of interstellar gas beyond.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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The case of Mamulya, a donkey whose hoof was shattered, apparently in a mine explosion, becomes central to the story, emblematic of the assistance the sanctuary receives from within and beyond Ukraine’s borders in order to provide state-of-the-art medical treatments.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit filed against Accurate Energetic Systems Less than a week after the explosion, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the 9-year-old daughter of Jeremy Moore, one of the people killed.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
One of the byproducts of the chatbot explosion is the world has come to know the value of Reddit.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The case of Mamulya, a donkey whose hoof was shattered, apparently in a mine explosion, becomes central to the story, emblematic of the assistance the sanctuary receives from within and beyond Ukraine’s borders in order to provide state-of-the-art medical treatments.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Lawsuit filed against Accurate Energetic Systems Less than a week after the explosion, a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the 9-year-old daughter of Jeremy Moore, one of the people killed.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
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