bursts (in or into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of burst (in or into)
as in waltzes (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bursts (in or into)
  1. penetrates
  2. accesses
  3. drops in
  4. enters
Verb
  • As space penetrates time, and time, rock-hard, penetrates space.
    — Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026
  • Although humanity’s salvation may appear to come in fits and starts, God’s healing influence always penetrates and gets through callous self-righteousness and indifference.
    — Mark Swinney, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026
Definition of penetrates
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  • On Emotional Junglist, Nia simultaneously accesses a new, emboldened register, and pushes jungle music into fresh, vulnerable territory.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Aura gathered information through its parental control app that accesses children's and parents' devices and through surveys with parents and children around the country.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026
Definition of accesses
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  • The numbers across the city were a setback for Bass, who has made homelessness one of her signature issues and previously touted two straight years of drops in street homelessness.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Previous winners of this award have earned big moves off the back of the achievement, but others have suffered drops in form afterwards.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of drops in
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  • The shooter is Charli herself, who enters perfectly poised in Louboutins astride a camera dolly.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Both an All-ACC and Freaks List honoree, Sparks enters his sixth full season as a starting punter.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of enters
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