1
as in to eject
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 to explode
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupt
Bank of America Stadium erupted, sensing something different about this performance — an aggression and urgency that had been missing.
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
Separately, a gun attack erupted Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., leaving six people shot and wounded at an intersection in the city.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
From the start, the Valkyries’ game plan centered on containing Kelsey Plum, who erupted for 37 points against them on May 16.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Boyd led 3-0, but erupted for six runs in the top of the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
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Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
Separately, a gun attack erupted Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., leaving six people shot and wounded at an intersection in the city.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
From the start, the Valkyries’ game plan centered on containing Kelsey Plum, who erupted for 37 points against them on May 16.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Boyd led 3-0, but erupted for six runs in the top of the sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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Bernardino threw 23 pitches over 1 2/3 innings Tuesday night after Walker Buehler was ejected in the third inning, one of six relievers Boston had to use.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Estabrook, who’d already removed his mask and begun striding toward the mound as well, dramatically ejected the right-hander.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
21 May 2025
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Things quickly turned ugly as Martha’s jealousy of Ida exploded.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Sudan plunged into civil war on April 15, 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open warfare in the capital Khartoum and other parts of the country.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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Republican Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina also filed a resolution this week to expel McIver from Congress.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Since then, prosecutors have returned to generally charging those with criminal histories and those previously expelled.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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What does that do to people’s psyches that had served their country and now they’re being spit at?—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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Time and time again, the AI spit out images that were strikingly, unmistakably...—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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They’re designed with high-efficiency solar panels that automatically turn on and emit a warm white glow at night and turn off at sunrise.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The ammonia concentration was still more than 100 times higher than the baseline, because the penguin guano left at the colony site still emitted the gas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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Miami surged ahead by 14 points in the second quarter, but that lead evaporated and the game went to the fourth tied at 83 before a group of reserves led a furious 16-3 fourth quarter spurt.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Investigators have not yet discovered the cause of the fire but, according to the Associated Press, images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or three-story building.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
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Not using a car unnecessarily; spewing emissions into the air, either directly from combustion or indirectly for those with electric cars.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2025
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The fiery crash spewed jet fuel and started a large fire that damaged several buildings and multiple cars, according to local officials.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
22 May 2025
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The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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