AIRBURSTS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

airbursts

noun

plural of airburst

as in booms

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booms

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Several loud booms could be heard as people ran from the area and firefighters worked near the fire, according to WAPT-TV.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Cities that saw outsized pandemic-era migration and construction booms are now working through excess supply, producing the only sustained year-over-year price declines in the country.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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