exploded
adjective
ex·plod·ed
ik-ˈsplō-dəd 
: showing the parts separated but in correct relationship to each other
an exploded view of a carburetor
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an exploded view of an engine
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Astronomically, the Beehive is considered an open star cluster, a group of young stars that formed from the same hydrogen nebula, sprinkled with heavier elements from a long-since exploded star.
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Figure 2 shows an exploded view of this block (shown as part of the data pipeline in Figure 1).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, each page is just one fragment of an exploded jigsaw puzzle, and trying to assemble that puzzle without all the pieces (and without knowing what a complete picture should look like) is proving difficult for even the most seasoned experts on Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes.
—Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
An exploded view shows the Orion spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Figure 2 shows an exploded view of this block (shown as part of the data pipeline in Figure 1).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Instead, each page is just one fragment of an exploded jigsaw puzzle, and trying to assemble that puzzle without all the pieces (and without knowing what a complete picture should look like) is proving difficult for even the most seasoned experts on Epstein’s and Maxwell’s crimes.
—Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
An exploded view shows the Orion spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Exploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploded. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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