as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026 -
What follows is a crescendo of bloody madness, including a gruesome toenail cutting scene that shouldn’t be viewed while eating, a grandma being eaten alive by a pack of coyotes and a truly bonkers wake that erupts into laugh-out-loud violence thanks to a pair of dentures.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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When a Lake Dallas home exploded last month, critically injuring a woman inside, investigators said natural gas from a leaking pipe fueled the blast.—
Lexi Salazar,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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That struggle exploded into the Investiture Controversy, one of the most consequential conflicts of the Middle Ages, and lay crucial groundwork for the Magna Carta, the first document to hold royalty subject to the law.—
Joëlle Rollo-Koster,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Then came the splashdown, and the room broke out into applause.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But with a crowded field of candidates all struggling to break out of single digits, a run-off election is almost certain.—
Simeon Tegel,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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