Thesaurus results for BREAKING OUT

breaking out

verb

present participle of break out

as in erupting

to develop suddenly and violently in the wake of news reports of deaths from the flu, panic broke out, and there was a mad rush for flu shots

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Recent Examples of breaking out Then a little grin started breaking out at the corners of his mouth. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The Guardians won Game 1 by breaking out their bats, but neither team hit particularly well in Game 2, when a crucial error cost Cleveland. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 And despite years of trying to stop the war from breaking out in Yemen, the pressure Trump imposed on Iran was expected to eventually trigger a Houthi push on the kingdom. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026 Since breaking out in the tween-friendly Twilight saga twenty years ago, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have each transformed themselves into Hollywood’s most arthouse-friendly weirdos. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026 The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 But there’s a universal element that all young adult actors must contend with — breaking out of the space. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026 Another warehouse belonging to the Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries was also attacked to the east of Moscow, Vorobyov said, with a fire breaking out at the facility. — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Elevated energy prices in the wake of the Middle East conflict breaking out months ago have raised concerns about inflationary pressures, though the latest batch of mild inflation data has offered some reassurance to investors. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Its texture suggests that the magma cooled relatively slowly beneath the surface rather than erupting as lava.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
The jet slammed nose-first like a missile into a busy Palm Beach County road, before erupting into flames and sending thick black smoke into the sky, dashcam video shows.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of erupting

Verb

The series’ second season is invigorating, too, but in a different way, like an icy wind finding its way under your scarf, or a snowball exploding into a puff of powder on your face.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
It was rebroadcast around the country, and the exploding whale became a kind of mascot for Florence and a point of pride for many of its residents.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026