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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
Since Assad’s ousting, Syria has seen flare-ups of deadly sectarian violence, with clashes erupting between security forces and those loyal to the former president, including in Syria’s coastal Latakia region in March.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Moments later, the plane’s left wing reportedly caught fire and an engine detached, sending the wide-body freighter crashing to the ground and erupting into a fireball.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Video from the crash shows a large fireball and smoke plume erupting from the crash site.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The flames continued erupting as the plane plunged to its side and left a trail of fire.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant flare of this type ever detected.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Defending Jokic Jokic has only led the Nuggets in scoring once this season with Aaron Gordon erupting for 50 points in a game against the Golden State Warriors and Murray pouring in 43 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
There, the Cougars celebrated by erupting into song.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The latest not-quite-smoking-gun claim concerns a potential exomoon that may be erupting to spew debris onto and around its host planet.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Moments later, the plane’s left wing reportedly caught fire and an engine detached, sending the wide-body freighter crashing to the ground and erupting into a fireball.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Video from the crash shows a large fireball and smoke plume erupting from the crash site.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
The flames continued erupting as the plane plunged to its side and left a trail of fire.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Astronomers have spotted the biggest flare ever seen erupting around a black hole, which also happens to be the most distant flare of this type ever detected.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Defending Jokic Jokic has only led the Nuggets in scoring once this season with Aaron Gordon erupting for 50 points in a game against the Golden State Warriors and Murray pouring in 43 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
There, the Cougars celebrated by erupting into song.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The latest not-quite-smoking-gun claim concerns a potential exomoon that may be erupting to spew debris onto and around its host planet.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupting
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Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes set the tone before kickoff by ejecting Ravens kicker Justin Tucker and his equipment from the area where the Chiefs were warming up.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Jan. 2026
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That blast obliterated a park boardwalk, ejecting rocks and mud hundreds of feet into the air.—
Owen Clarke,
Outside,
23 Dec. 2025
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The overlapping relationships between the three, heightened by external narratives in the press and online, fester in isolation, eventually exploding into tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yoo thinks the company lost momentum after the 2016 Galaxy Note 7 crisis, when exploding batteries forced a massive recall.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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According to the North Miami Police Department, 27-year-old Macksouel Desir was standing outside the residence on NW 7th Avenue early Christmas morning and was spitting on the floor when the victim approached him and told him to stop.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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Chalamet and EsDeeKid linked up for a visual, which finds the duo heading from the kitchen to under the stars of a Rolls-Royce Wraith’s backseat, spitting rhymes.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
19 Dec. 2025
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Wheatley made her offer before he’d even succeeded in expelling the British from Boston.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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In August, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran of directing at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia, expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra in response.—
Jackie Zhou,
NBC news,
16 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Once opened, check for foul odors, cloudiness, or spurting liquid when opening.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2025
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Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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With its goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060, China is working diligently to move away from fossil fuels toward non-carbon-emitting energy sources.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Rather than emitting a cold, stark light, our ceiling fixture now projects a warm, soft glow.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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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The sludge and water spewing forth mirrors the instability of her psychic state.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Others focussed less on the revelation that our chronically untruthful leader had failed to tell the truth about something, and more on the escalating hate speech about Somali immigrants in Minnesota that the President is now spewing forth on a regular basis.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Erupting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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