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blow up

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verb

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as in to detonate
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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“Blowup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowup. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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