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
Examples of exploded in a Sentence
an exploded view of an engine
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Volvo Cars An exploded view of the new Volvo Cars multi-adaptive safety belt.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Patrick Helton, who lives in a home on the lot just behind the exploded house, said an adjuster was supposed to show up soon.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In November 1968, the core of the exploded star was discovered to be a pulsar; a rapidly rotating neutron star, spinning at a rate of 30.2 times per second.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
But if we’re forced to pick just one place, an exploded volcano filled with some of the world’s purest water in the deepest lake in the United States makes a logical choice.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Patrick Helton, who lives in a home on the lot just behind the exploded house, said an adjuster was supposed to show up soon.
—Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
In November 1968, the core of the exploded star was discovered to be a pulsar; a rapidly rotating neutron star, spinning at a rate of 30.2 times per second.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 28 July 2025
But if we’re forced to pick just one place, an exploded volcano filled with some of the world’s purest water in the deepest lake in the United States makes a logical choice.
—USA Today, 11 June 2025
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“Exploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploded. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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