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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the judge directed the courtroom spectators to refrain from any outbursts when the verdict was read
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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
there was a remarkable outburst of work in the office as the visiting VIPs made their tour
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as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding
in the outburst known as a supernova, the star may reach an intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun
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Recent Examples of outburst
One group is connected to solar flares exploding from small regions of the sun, while the other population is connected to larger, more powerful outbursts of plasma called coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For decades, scientists suspected that SEEs originated from different types of solar outbursts but lacked the ability to clearly link events in space to their source on the Sun.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Yet perhaps the most heated outburst of all so far at the tournament occurred during the first round, with Daniil Medvedev ultimately fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct and racket abuse during his loss to Benjamin Bonzi.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Aryna Sabelenka has kept her feelings at a workable spirit level, but the Belarusian was pretty sure that Jelena Ostapenko’s outburst at the net with Taylor Townsend had something to do with the former’s personal issues.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
For decades, scientists suspected that SEEs originated from different types of solar outbursts but lacked the ability to clearly link events in space to their source on the Sun.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
Yet perhaps the most heated outburst of all so far at the tournament occurred during the first round, with Daniil Medvedev ultimately fined $42,500 for unsportsmanlike conduct and racket abuse during his loss to Benjamin Bonzi.
—Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
Aryna Sabelenka has kept her feelings at a workable spirit level, but the Belarusian was pretty sure that Jelena Ostapenko’s outburst at the net with Taylor Townsend had something to do with the former’s personal issues.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outburst
Noun
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The more massive stars can produce heavier elements such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, all the way up to iron, in a sequence of fusion reactions that end in a supernova explosion.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But two years ago, as the latest wave of artificial intelligence began reshaping education, Leskovec told Fortune he was rocked by the explosion of his field into the mainstream.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The glass-half-full crowd would view such a flurry of transactions as evidence that five teams wanted Ureña enough to sign him.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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In part of a flurry of motions from both sides in the past week, Stines is asking for a judge to release him on bail.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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Around the time of this flip, solar activity gradually ramps up, causing more solar eruptions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The tour also visits Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar’s only inhabited island, and the lava fields created by the 1973 volcanic eruption.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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The family’s ring doorbell camera captured a man in all black who appeared to stand in the middle of their street raising a gun and three bursts of gunfire from different locations.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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That is more relevant to his departure than those initial flashes of brilliance.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some locations that will experience flash flooding include Phoenix, Maricopa, Bapchule, Olberg, Ak-Chin Village and Komatke.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Outburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outburst. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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