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
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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 dispute dates back to a lawsuit filed in May 2020, when the state accused Vitol and SK of taking advantage of market conditions after an explosion at a refinery in Torrance knocked off about 10 percent of the state’s gasoline supply.
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Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Researchers attributed the increase to an explosion of misinformation, much of it from Trump, about how much cheating occurs among voters using mail-in ballots.
—Amy Gardner and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2024
Emmanuel died because shrapnel from the explosion hit him in the head.
—Patrick Nelson, Fortune, 11 July 2024
President Biden's team moved fast to react to the explosion of AI with an executive order last October.
—Ashley Gold, Axios, 10 July 2024
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Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024
Researchers attributed the increase to an explosion of misinformation, much of it from Trump, about how much cheating occurs among voters using mail-in ballots.
—Amy Gardner and Isaac Arnsdorf The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2024
Emmanuel died because shrapnel from the explosion hit him in the head.
—Patrick Nelson, Fortune, 11 July 2024
President Biden's team moved fast to react to the explosion of AI with an executive order last October.
—Ashley Gold, Axios, 10 July 2024
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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