1
as in ejected
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in exploded
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of erupted
When Posa slammed Washington quarterback Demond Williams to the ground for a game-clincher on fourth-and-6, some 70,000 fans erupted as if thawed from a long freeze.
—
Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Three days after a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a deadly ball of fire in an industrial part of Louisville, Kentucky, investigators are piecing together evidence in a slow search for answers.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The 34,473 fans at Bank of America Stadium erupted in the 10th minute when Wilfried Zaha fired a shot from the center of the box.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The pageant world has zeroed in on a controversy that erupted at a Miss Universe pre-competition briefing involving pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil’s treatment of Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Multiple firefighters were injured after a burning car reportedly erupted in a massive explosion Wednesday evening in New York City, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
—Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Fans erupted over the spoiler on social media, and put together an online petition, which garnered 100,000 signatures, to bring back his character.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
There were unconfirmed reports that boos erupted in Dodgers Stadium last week when Meghan and Harry were shown on the Jumbotron, sitting in the front row near home plate to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the World Series.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Footage of the crash showed a towering wave of smoke and flames billowing skyward near the airport after the low-flying plane struggled to climb and then erupted into an enormous fireball on impact.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Three days after a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a deadly ball of fire in an industrial part of Louisville, Kentucky, investigators are piecing together evidence in a slow search for answers.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
The 34,473 fans at Bank of America Stadium erupted in the 10th minute when Wilfried Zaha fired a shot from the center of the box.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The pageant world has zeroed in on a controversy that erupted at a Miss Universe pre-competition briefing involving pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil’s treatment of Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Multiple firefighters were injured after a burning car reportedly erupted in a massive explosion Wednesday evening in New York City, a police spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
—Bonny Chu , Landon Mion , Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Fans erupted over the spoiler on social media, and put together an online petition, which garnered 100,000 signatures, to bring back his character.
—Dana Rose Falcone, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
There were unconfirmed reports that boos erupted in Dodgers Stadium last week when Meghan and Harry were shown on the Jumbotron, sitting in the front row near home plate to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers play the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 4 of the World Series.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupted
Verb
-
And freshman cornerback Ja’Boree Antoine held his own when pressed into duty late after Lucas was ejected and OJ Frederique left in the second half with an injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
-
Fire Rescue said one person was ejected in the collision and airlifted to a trauma center.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
The Green Wave exploded on offense to take a 35-17 lead over the Tigers at halftime.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
-
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled its second Focus program for the 55th edition, turning the spotlight on Japan’s V-Cinema — the direct-to-video movement that exploded in the late 1980s and profoundly shaped the country’s contemporary film culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
-
The Vatican then expelled ten other members.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
Archival added that rescue efforts had been hampered by the fact that any sparks created by digging machinery could ignite methane gas emitted by the landfill, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
-
The outer layer of the capsule is made from gelatin coated with a layer of cellulose and either molybdenum or tungsten, which blocks any RF signal from being emitted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
-
The nearby fire department rushed by boat to the crash site and were assisted by a private tug boat that helped douse the fire that belched black smoke from the barge, said Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fischer.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
-
Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
-
However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
Firefighters worked to put out the fire, which video shows spewed heavy flames.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
21 Dec. 2025
-
Real number sets are all equally big infinities regardless of whether they’re arrayed in a line, scattered on a plane, or spewed across the vastness of 3D space.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
-
The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Erupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupted. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share