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Recent Examples of airburst
The airburst arrived almost a minute and a half after the tremor.
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Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Lunsford noted that a particularly large meteor that some scientists believe to be associated with the annual shower detonated in a powerful airburst 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) over Russian Siberia in June 1908.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public square
In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human history, destroyed a Bronze Age city near the Dead Sea.
—Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Lunsford noted that a particularly large meteor that some scientists believe to be associated with the annual shower detonated in a powerful airburst 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) over Russian Siberia in June 1908.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public square
In 2021 a multidisciplinary team of researchers claimed that a Tunguska-sized airburst, larger than any such airburst in human history, destroyed a Bronze Age city near the Dead Sea.
—Mark Boslough, Scientific American, 25 June 2025
However, the most likely outcome would be a high-altitude airburst.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airburst
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In 2017, during a Bitcoin boom, Long Island Iced Tea shifted to cryptocurrency, changing its name to Long Blockchain.—
Bruna Horvath,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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But as the economy booms in San Francisco, so does the rent.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Many works appear to be collages, but on close inspection turn out to be flat oil on canvas depictions of pop and cultural artifacts.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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The jokes — good, bad and cheap — come non-stop in then show’s 90 minutes, and are filled and sometimes pummeled with pop culture and brand-name references, puns, anachronistic humor, and naughty bits.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department has fired at least four prosecutors who were involved in prosecutions under the FACE Act during the Biden administration, a government official familiar with the firings told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Garner took over the Astros midway through the 2004 season after the firing of Jimy Williams and led them to a 48-26 record the rest of the way.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Even before the first atomic detonation at the Trinity test, James Franck, Eugene Rabinowitch, Leo Szilard and others issued a report warning of the far-reaching consequences of unleashing the atomic bomb, highlighting the dangers of a nuclear arms race.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The group Christians for Israel said the detonation targeted its Israel Center in Nijkerk and was caused by an explosive device.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Airburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airburst. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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