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Recent Examples of effervesceSulfur dioxide, which effervesces from active volcanic vents and craters, reacts with sunlight, moisture, particulate and oxygen to produce clouds of fine particles.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
Smithsonian,
25 May 2018 For decades, when not effervescing over royal weddings and births, the tabloids have castigated the royals as lazy, frumpy, dissipated or self-indulgent.—
Lisa Ryan,
The Cut,
2 May 2018 Siphons charge the cocktails with CO2, which change their texture, making the flavors effervesce and pop.—
Lauren Le Vine,
Redbook,
28 June 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effervesce
bubble
Verb
In the face of all that truthiness bubbling up, executives lost the ability to manage expectations internally and with partners.
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Simon Denny,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2026
This week, in the zany world of SEC football, a bit of controversy bubbled to life.