burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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Norwood, a wide-eyed young woman with a yearning for Hollywood success, burst into the collective consciousness over the weekend when Mel’s report from a Zurich Summit panel in Switzerland exploded online.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
How a squad had burst into that house, taken away the adults, and left the children behind, all witnesses to the kidnapping.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Tang Feiji, 55, was broadcasting from Jiange County in central China when his aircraft crashed and burst into flames.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
How a squad had burst into that house, taken away the adults, and left the children behind, all witnesses to the kidnapping.
—Mariana Enriquez
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Tang Feiji, 55, was broadcasting from Jiange County in central China when his aircraft crashed and burst into flames.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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