burst (forth)

verb

Definition of burst (forth)next
as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant

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  1. erupt
  2. explode
  3. break out
Verb
  • The war erupted in April 2023 after former allies Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fell out in a power struggle.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The best seat in the house is wherever the room erupts when the ball hits the net.
    — Ali Farooqui, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of erupt
Verb
  • Images of 20-year-old Lionel Messi and infant Lamine Yamal from 2007 have exploded in popularity in the run-up to Sunday’s World Cup final, when Messi’s Argentina plays Yamal’s Spain for the biggest trophy in the sport.
    — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The global market for testosterone therapy has exploded from global sales of only $18 million annually in the late 1980s to nearly $2 billion in 2025.
    — Alexander P. Cole, STAT, 18 July 2026
Definition of explode
Verb
  • Sellers is looking for a bounce-back year after breaking out in late 2024 but struggling last season.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The landscape shifted when a genius of attention-capture broke out of reality television and into a different type of celebrity.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of break out
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