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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
  • Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of penetrates
Verb
  • Beyond the kitchen is the family room, which accesses the three-season porch.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of accesses
Verb
  • Changes in Google’s search results have brought big drops in visitors to many news sites.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • That would affect jobs and cause drops in sales, property and tourism taxes.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of drops in
Verb
  • Treatment plants catch much of what enters the system, but not all of it.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Moments later, Andrew enters the home and lights a pipe before meeting the same fate.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of enters
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“Bursts (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bursts%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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