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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Not all neutron stars are created equal When stars with around 10 times the mass of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, their cores collapse under their own gravity, sending shockwaves rippling out that trigger a supernova explosion and blow away the outer layers of that star.
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Her departure came after the July 1 explosion that also destroyed a home on a compound where commercial fireworks had been stored and may have been illegally re-manufactured.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Development of new products and services The past five years have seen an explosion in new monetizable products and services that have expanded the youth-sports wallet.
—Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Not all neutron stars are created equal When stars with around 10 times the mass of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, their cores collapse under their own gravity, sending shockwaves rippling out that trigger a supernova explosion and blow away the outer layers of that star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Her departure came after the July 1 explosion that also destroyed a home on a compound where commercial fireworks had been stored and may have been illegally re-manufactured.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 22 Dec. 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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