as in erupting
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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Sometimes, as with Iceland’s volcanoes, the ones in Hawai‘i take turns erupting.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026 -
While the world is distracted by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, another conflict is erupting between Iran’s neighbours.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
24 Mar. 2026
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But the affordability backlash is on the brink of exploding in another sector of the economy, where the AI boom is already raising the price of consumer electronics.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The deals are exploding all over Amazon's Big Spring Sale, and all of the top computer brands are getting in on the action.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 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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But just then, a battle was breaking out on a podium just a few yards away.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Blazing (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazing%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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