as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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The Arlington Grace Prep Lions erupted for five runs in the bottom of the first inning, cruising to a 9-2 victory over New Braunfels Allegiance in a non-district high school baseball contest Friday at the campus of Colleyville Covenant Christian.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
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The manager of a nearby bodega said the victims were arguing with another teen before the shooting erupted.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Israeli media said cluster munitions, which explode mid-air and scatter bomblets across a wide area, were used in the attack.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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However, once the existence of dark energy was revealed, the activity of theorists in these arenas simply exploded, with many variants and parametrizations becoming popular or fashionable at various times.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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Before its arrival in Split, the Ford was undergoing repairs in the US Navy’s base in Crete, Greece, after a fire broke out in the ship’s laundry area on March 12.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Survival of the mid-major programs depends on breaking out and forming their own conglomeration.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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