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as in ejecting
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 exploding
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupting
That impact and his trajectory launched his dragster up into the air, erupting in a fireball, breaking into pieces and getting badly tangled in the catch fencing.
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Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The first batch of storms erupting in the western part of the threat zone is the one most likely to spin up tornadoes and unleash the biggest hail, which could total vehicles, shatter windows and damage roofs.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Using data from two international networks of radio telescopes, researchers pinned down the energetics of jets erupting from a black hole in a system called Cygnus X-1, some 7,200 light-years from Earth.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into cheers and applause, some shouting in relief after the aircraft came to a stop.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
On social media, Italian fans were disgusted by the performance, erupting into a meltdown rarely seen.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Sometimes, as with Iceland’s volcanoes, the ones in Hawai‘i take turns erupting.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
While the world is distracted by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, another conflict is erupting between Iran’s neighbours.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Another video showed an explosion erupting as firefighters worked to douse the flames.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
The first batch of storms erupting in the western part of the threat zone is the one most likely to spin up tornadoes and unleash the biggest hail, which could total vehicles, shatter windows and damage roofs.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Using data from two international networks of radio telescopes, researchers pinned down the energetics of jets erupting from a black hole in a system called Cygnus X-1, some 7,200 light-years from Earth.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
Video from inside the cabin shows passengers erupting into cheers and applause, some shouting in relief after the aircraft came to a stop.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
On social media, Italian fans were disgusted by the performance, erupting into a meltdown rarely seen.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Sometimes, as with Iceland’s volcanoes, the ones in Hawai‘i take turns erupting.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
While the world is distracted by the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, another conflict is erupting between Iran’s neighbours.
—Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026
Another video showed an explosion erupting as firefighters worked to douse the flames.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupting
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Investigators said the Jeep’s rear door was damaged and opened during the crash, ejecting a juvenile girl.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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The pilot of the A-10 was able to fly his crippled aircraft into Kuwaiti airspace before ejecting.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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That is, until the union starts not-so-quietly exploding during a vicious screaming match at their home following a fundraising event.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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When spring is in the air, there’s nothing quite like seeing a garden exploding in seasonal color.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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There’s one climactic moment involving spitting when the staging undermines the action.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Their boneless design also enables unique movement — from crawling along the ocean floor to jetting through water by expelling it rapidly from their bodies.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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No direct hits are required; shock waves from a jet can ripple across hundreds of thousands of light-years to churn galactic gas into stars or to extinguish star formation entirely by expelling those gas reservoirs into intergalactic space.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
16 Apr. 2026
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The peonies in my yard were blooming, spurting really.—
Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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Energy-intensive industries like chemicals also have to pay for emitting carbon.—
Marilen Martin,
Bloomberg,
15 Apr. 2026
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The explosives were detonated in rapid succession, emitting loud bangs, followed by the booming noise of the building coming down.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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In one video geolocated by NBC News, roiling orange flames and belching smoke could be seen rising from the Aghdasieh fuel depot in the city’s northern Tajrish district.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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The $20 billion facility, run by Musk’s AI firm xAI, is powered by 27 methane gas turbines that run day and night, belching fumes and emitting a constant noise like jet engines, NBC News reports.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
4 Mar. 2026
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The families are also eager to take away Jones's platform for spewing such conspiracy theories.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
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Far from spewing indistinguishable babble, jackzebra and Bloodz Boi rap at the edge of meaning and expressivity, with lyrics that mine specific Chinese cultural references to express more universal feelings.—
James Gui,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Erupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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