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1
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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2
the act or an instance of exploding
- the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history
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Antonyms for eruption
- implosion
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruption. Accessed 2 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of eruption was in 1555
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