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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won
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Recent Examples of eruption
The various cakes, buns, and sauces all get an eruption of praise from the judges.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Remember, the ground is its most fertile and luscious right after a volcanic eruption.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
That was the sound of Blackwell’s game-deciding block, followed by the deafening final eruption from the stands of Allegiant Stadium.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Jenkins was ready, calmly raising his camera to capture the eruption.
—John Armwood Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Remember, the ground is its most fertile and luscious right after a volcanic eruption.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
That was the sound of Blackwell’s game-deciding block, followed by the deafening final eruption from the stands of Allegiant Stadium.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Jenkins was ready, calmly raising his camera to capture the eruption.
—John Armwood Iii, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruption
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Florida, meanwhile, had an offensive explosion with 457 yards on a night when quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Dallas Wilson — making his college debut after a foot injury sidelined the freshman prior to Saturday — showed off the upside the Gators have been waiting for.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Attack largest of war on Lviv, Governor says A Reuters correspondent heard explosions booming across the dark morning sky as air defenses engaged targets from several directions.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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White House officials have for days warned of widespread layoffs across the government if the shutdown continues, even though past shutdowns have led to furloughs but not firings.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
7 Oct. 2025
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No firings have yet been announced.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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The drama centers on 17-year-old Lee Jooin (Seo Su-bin), an unpredictable high school student whose angry outburst creates ripple effects throughout her world.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Late in the Lynx's 86-81 Game 4 loss to Phoenix, Collier suffered an ankle injury on a controversial no-call that resulted in a fiery sideline outburst from Minnesota head coach Cheryl Reeve.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Its approach to comedy is ripped straight from the world of musical cast parties and improv shows, with every performer doing their best to turn every line into a GIF-able burst of wholesome self-deprecation.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Oct. 2025
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This simple yet powerful step turned noisy, unreliable photon signals into clean bursts of single photons — a breakthrough for future quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruption. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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