1
as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
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as in to explode
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupt
The blaze, which also erupted on Aug. 21 near the town of Calistoga, was 15% contained on Aug. 25, threatening hundreds of structures, including homes and several famous vineyards and wineries.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
By 2009, agile pockets began erupting across Microsoft.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The September 10 call for general protests has drawn comparisons to the Yellow Vest protests that erupted in 2018 over fuel price hikes and the high cost of living.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Tense legal battles have erupted between municipalities that argue the statute is too restrictive and the Healey administration, which says the measure is one of the few tools Massachusetts has to create more housing amid extraordinarily high costs.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
By 2009, agile pockets began erupting across Microsoft.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The September 10 call for general protests has drawn comparisons to the Yellow Vest protests that erupted in 2018 over fuel price hikes and the high cost of living.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
Tense legal battles have erupted between municipalities that argue the statute is too restrictive and the Healey administration, which says the measure is one of the few tools Massachusetts has to create more housing amid extraordinarily high costs.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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The capacitor in the pressure washer can overheat and burst, potentially ejecting parts and posing a serious injury risk to the user or bystanders due to impact, according to the post.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The former Colorado Buffaloes safety was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, less than 24 hours after he was ejected in the team's preseason finale for throwing a punch at Buffalo Bills tight end Zach Davidson.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 1968: France became the world’s fifth thermonuclear power, exploding a hydrogen bomb in a test on French Polynesia.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Another Starship exploded on a test stand in June at SpaceX's sprawling rocket development facility in South Texas.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
24 Aug. 2025
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Trump administration determined to expel Abrego Garcia The government's attorney, Drew Ensign, said deportation was not imminent.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Iran's Ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi was expelled in response.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Obviously, Ramírez plays every day, and as a switch hitter with Hall of Fame aspirations, will always hold the advantage, whether facing a lefty, a righty or some towering extraterrestrial that spits fastballs out of its antennae.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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The crowd was eating out of the palm of his hand, hanging on every word spit with that signature rasp.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
18 Aug. 2025
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In an interview with media outlets, including Diario MARCA, outside the Estadio de Vallecas, ahead of the match on Sunday evening, Presa exploded in a spectacular rant about his own fans, partly due to the statement that fan groups emitted on Sunday morning.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The flower is expected to bloom over the coming week, and once in full bloom will emit its pungent odor for only 48 hours.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the runners turned for home, the front-running Hejazi spurted clear.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Some excess material is therefore spat away, channelled by the star's nascent magnetic field into beams of matter that spurt from the young star's magnetic poles.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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On a macro scale, that effect has been well-documented by photographers, with aerial shots of waterways clogged with plastic, the scars on barren land from deforestation and countless smokestacks spewing pollution into the air.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
30 Aug. 2025
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But this is a truly public health challenge; when bacteria are multiplying in community water systems and then spewing into the open air, anyone can be exposed.—
Dylan Scott,
Wired News,
23 Aug. 2025
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Whether aged for a decade on lees or freshly disgorged to capture youthful verve, these sparklers are redefining American méthode traditionnelle.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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This agglomeration of leftovers is eventually disgorged by the animal (or found after its death, if the whale is cut open).—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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