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as in detonated
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the bomb was so powerful that it exploded windows in several neighboring buildings
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as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently
the mayor's latest unpopular decision caused long-suppressed resentment to explode into open anger
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Recent Examples of exploded
USA Today, 11 June 2025
Volvo Cars An exploded view of the new Volvo Cars multi-adaptive safety belt.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Social media exploded as the clock struck midnight and theories began to surface surrounding a March 27 arrival for Minaj’s sixth studio album.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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
Volvo Cars An exploded view of the new Volvo Cars multi-adaptive safety belt.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Adjective
Tennessee's public virtual schools have exploded in numbers over the last several years, rising from a few thousand students in 2019 to more than 15,000 in 2024.
—Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Social media exploded as the clock struck midnight and theories began to surface surrounding a March 27 arrival for Minaj’s sixth studio album.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exploded
Verb
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Instead, the redesign detonated a culture war.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The shell was safely detonated in the woods near a local compost area by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad the day it was found, authorities said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Pine, Colorado — As massive granite outcroppings dotted with evergreen trees jutted skyward from the landscape of Colorado’s Southern Rockies on a warm Tuesday morning, the serenity of bird calls and a babbling creek was shattered by a radio call from a park ranger in distress.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s really never been a performance like the one Joaquin Phoenix gives as Freddie Quell, a Navy vet who emerges from the war shattered and strange but who may have always been that way.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Not long after vehicles pulled up, pandemonium erupted.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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As gunfire erupted, her sister begged her to stay inside the vehicle, but Robleto stepped out, trying to understand what was happening.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley spent four movies trying to keep the blasted things off our home world, but those pesky Xenomorphs are coming planetside anyway in Alien: Earth, the new Alien TV series.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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An iridescent, three-dimensional butterfly reminiscent of the singer's Lover era popped up as the centerpiece of the gift, and a card with the Grammy winner's full name was set below the sparkling figurine.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Dawes popped late in the year when he was elevated to starter for his last two games, putting up 21 points and 15 rebounds in a Big 12 tourney loss to UCF and then 19 points and 11 rebounds in a loss to Butler in the Crown.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Glass and brick litter the sidewalk outside of a dentist office in northeast Kansas City after a pickup truck smashed into it early Wednesday morning.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Shane got on top of him and smashed his head on the floor, again and again, knocking Stefan unconscious.—
John J. Lennon,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The family gave the news station a tour of the home, showing dirty paw prints and broken appliances and pieces of furniture left in the bear's wake.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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In Maine, the city of Bangor sued Namdar twice last year, first for code violations including a leaking roof and parking lot disrepair at a local mall, then for a broken sewer line, according to the Bangor Daily News.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Blaney, already locked into the Round of 8 with his victory last Sunday at New Hampshire, blew a right-rear tire in practice and crashed into the outside wall.—
Reid Spencer,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
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Scheffler and partner Russell Henley moved along to what would end as a 3&2 defeat, while MacIntyre blew kisses at the crowd.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Exploded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exploded. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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