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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
Zuby Ejiofor recorded his first-ever triple-double, erupting for 16 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high 10 assists and three blocks.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2025, Africa had 10 elections, with Cameroon, Tanzania, and Côte d’Ivoire erupting into political violence — the institutional ballast that once steadied US engagement is lighter.
—Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
These include jets erupting from feeding supermassive black holes, colliding galaxies, and supernova explosions that mark the deaths of massive stars and the births of unimaginably dense neutron stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Footage from the site shows sewage erupting out of the ground into a typically dry part of the nearby canal and then onward into the Potomac.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Damas shattered the school scoring record, erupting for an eye-popping 50 points while adding 18 rebounds to complete a tremendous double-double as Mystic Valley pulled away for a 91-60 victory over Notre Dame (Tyngsboro) in a nonleague tilt.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The suspect exited the friend's vehicle, entered the victim's SUV, with gunfire erupting soon after.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
After every touchdown, digital effects sent Nickelodeon's signature neon green slime erupting across the end zone.
—Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
Neuromodulation is necessary for keeping the brain’s activity level in a functional range, preventing it from either flatlining or erupting in seizures.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026
In 2025, Africa had 10 elections, with Cameroon, Tanzania, and Côte d’Ivoire erupting into political violence — the institutional ballast that once steadied US engagement is lighter.
—Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, semafor.com, 27 Feb. 2026
These include jets erupting from feeding supermassive black holes, colliding galaxies, and supernova explosions that mark the deaths of massive stars and the births of unimaginably dense neutron stars.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Footage from the site shows sewage erupting out of the ground into a typically dry part of the nearby canal and then onward into the Potomac.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Damas shattered the school scoring record, erupting for an eye-popping 50 points while adding 18 rebounds to complete a tremendous double-double as Mystic Valley pulled away for a 91-60 victory over Notre Dame (Tyngsboro) in a nonleague tilt.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
The suspect exited the friend's vehicle, entered the victim's SUV, with gunfire erupting soon after.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
After every touchdown, digital effects sent Nickelodeon's signature neon green slime erupting across the end zone.
—Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 8 Feb. 2026
Neuromodulation is necessary for keeping the brain’s activity level in a functional range, preventing it from either flatlining or erupting in seizures.
—Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupting
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Senator Sheehy joined Capitol Police in lifting up and ejecting anti war protestor Brian McGinnis from a SASC subcommittee hearing.—
Alan He,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Other videos geolocated by CNN appear to show a fighter jet pilot on the ground in Kuwait after ejecting from an aircraft.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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On February 24, the first night of public access, the system created and distributed some 800,000 alerts, sending out notifications for swooping asteroids, exploding stars, flaring supermassive black holes and other transient celestial events.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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The incidents illustrate how prediction markets—which let people bet on real world events from sports and elections to celebrity behavior, and which are exploding in popularity—are also tempting some individuals to make a quick buck from insider information.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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As soon as Clay spotted Liston spitting out his mouthpiece between rounds, meaning he was done for the night, Clay stood in his corner, thrusting his arms high, opening a new, exciting and unpredictable chapter in American sport.—
John Nogowski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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The senior guard served a one-game suspension for spitting at an opposing fan late in the Seawolves’ 82-69 loss to Monmouth on Thursday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Netanyahu filed court documents arguing that the severity of the crimes, along with payments the men reportedly received from a Palestinian Authority fund, justify pulling their citizenship and expelling them from the Jewish State.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Israel retaliated by expelling South Africa’s senior diplomat, escalating tensions already strained by South Africa’s genocide accusations against Israel over the Gaza war.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 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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The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Of course, there are also regions that have hot, ionized material in the way, such as around active galaxies or in passing through galaxy clusters that have hot, X-ray emitting intracluster mediums.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Mar. 2026
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His xAI data center began operating in Memphis in 2024, powered in part by pollution-emitting gas turbines, without first applying for a permit, which led to residents loudly protesting at city meetings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With a clogged toilet belching up a bunch of poop all over Miranda's apartment.—
EW Staff December 5,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Dec. 2025
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The cause of the Little Ice Age is unclear, but volcanic activity belching volcanic ash high into the atmosphere and blocking sunlight is one of the most likely explanations.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This hypothesis is supported in the MIRI image where the ionized gas can be seen spewing out through the hydrogen envelope at the top of the picture.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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Cars pass constantly, spewing exhaust particles onto the leaves and the soil.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Erupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupting. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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