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as in ejected
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
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as in exploded
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupted
A lot has changed since that day — the Iran war erupted and widened before a tenuous ceasefire was reached.
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ABC News, 23 May 2026
Two EMTs were responding to a call about an elderly patient when gunfire erupted and an 18-year-old was shot in the stomach nearby.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
This latest Ebola outbreak is unfolding alongside a frightening hantavirus outbreak that erupted on a cruise ship.
—Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Authorities said the North Clayton High School student was at the bustling park with her friends last month when gunfire erupted about an hour after 404 Day celebrations wrapped up for the evening.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
The whole theater at TIFF erupted into cheering at that moment.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
As the family moved through the shantytown’s narrow streets, gunfire erupted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
On the West Coast, flames have erupted in California just a few weeks before the peak of wildfire season.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Bulgaria won 312 votes from the audience as the crowd erupted in cheers and confetti.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 May 2026
ABC News, 23 May 2026
Two EMTs were responding to a call about an elderly patient when gunfire erupted and an 18-year-old was shot in the stomach nearby.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
This latest Ebola outbreak is unfolding alongside a frightening hantavirus outbreak that erupted on a cruise ship.
—Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026
Authorities said the North Clayton High School student was at the bustling park with her friends last month when gunfire erupted about an hour after 404 Day celebrations wrapped up for the evening.
—Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
The whole theater at TIFF erupted into cheering at that moment.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
As the family moved through the shantytown’s narrow streets, gunfire erupted.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
On the West Coast, flames have erupted in California just a few weeks before the peak of wildfire season.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Bulgaria won 312 votes from the audience as the crowd erupted in cheers and confetti.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupted
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All four crew members ejected safely, with three uninjured and one treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Boise-area hospital.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
20 May 2026
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White Sox manager Wil Venable was ejected for arguing the call.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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After the landing, Starship toppled over into the ocean waters and exploded in a magnificent fireball (again, as planned) as SpaceX workers cheered.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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But what began as a small safety-net program has exploded into one of the largest drug purchasing programs in America, eclipsing Medicaid.—
Al Sharpton,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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The Beta Sigma Chapter of Omega Psi Phi has since been expelled from Southern University, per WAFB.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Organizations that refused would be expelled.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The isotope can only be directly detected with equipment such as a mass spectrometer, which uses absorbed or emitted radiation to determine the chemical makeup of a target sample.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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The first piece visitors encounter upon entering Iris van Herpen’s new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in New York is the designer’s 2016 bubble dress—a precursor to the 2026 iteration, which also emitted blown bubbles, that went viral when Eileen Gu wore it to the Met Gala last week.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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The rare isotope is mostly locked away deep within our world’s innards, but vanishingly small quantities are belched out in volcanic eruptions and through natural gas pipelines.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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Gloria stood up and belched, freeing me from her weight.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Technically, that wasn’t the very last image — the wormhole sucked up the whole theater, spit out a snow globe, and Benny, Colbert’s pet dog, sniffed the souvenir before being ushered onward by his owner — but when the lights went out on Broadway, that was that.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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The fire spewed for hours, sending toxins and smoke into the air.—
Ginger Allen,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Soviet authorities did not immediately reveal the scope of what became known as the world’s worst nuclear disaster, which spewed a cloud of radiation over Ukraine and Belarus and caused alarm across Europe.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Erupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupted. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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