as in erupted
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 broken out
Protests have also broken out due to ICE checkpoints popping up around the city and the police increasing curfew zones for minors.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
This is The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) , which has clearly broken out above the prior resistance level of $130.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Instead, they’re broken out in distinct stages, with each stage typically ending in a boss fight.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
The report is a compilation of STAAR scores in every campus in the city, including schools in 12 school districts and 13 charter school networks, broken out by city council district.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
This is The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) , which has clearly broken out above the prior resistance level of $130.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
Instead, they’re broken out in distinct stages, with each stage typically ending in a boss fight.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
The report is a compilation of STAAR scores in every campus in the city, including schools in 12 school districts and 13 charter school networks, broken out by city council district.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken out
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Waiting until Nelson had finished a song, Selman whisked him and his band offstage and into a bus — just as intense rain and lightning erupted all around them.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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Later, a geyser erupted, spawning eyeballs that float upward in bubbles.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The streets of Boise exploded in a burst of color and music on Sunday as the Boise Pride Parade swept down River Street.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Sep. 2025
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As large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4 exploded onto the scene, students and teaching assistants alike began questioning whether assessments ought to be handled differently.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Broken out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20out. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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