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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
Both eruptions unleashed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) — vast plumes of magnetized plasma — but early modelling shows neither is directed at Earth.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Relying on just one cable could result in a situation like the island of Tonga experienced in 2022, when a volcanic eruption severed its only cable and the country got cut off from the modern world.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The suitcase-sized system is packed with tech that captures eruptions at hundreds of frames per second, synchronously recording their roar and their heat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
Historically, volcanic eruptions have blasted millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Relying on just one cable could result in a situation like the island of Tonga experienced in 2022, when a volcanic eruption severed its only cable and the country got cut off from the modern world.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The suitcase-sized system is packed with tech that captures eruptions at hundreds of frames per second, synchronously recording their roar and their heat.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
Historically, volcanic eruptions have blasted millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruption
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Local media also reported that several explosions were heard before the fire began.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jonathan Taylor’s offensive explosion helped push the Indianapolis Colts past the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday in the first NFL regular-season game in Berlin, 31-25, in overtime.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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He had been removed from OpenAI’s nonprofit board at the time of Altman’s firing and later took a months-long sabbatical beginning in August 2024.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tidmarsh’s ouster is the latest in a string of haphazard leadership changes at the agency, which has been rocked for months by firings, departures and controversial decisions on vaccines, fluoride and other products.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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This outburst was mysterious at the time and remains mysterious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite the generally mild outlook, meteorologists are watching key atmospheric factors that could create bursts of intense snow, like expected next week when an early-season lake-effect snow is expected to impact the Great Lakes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Comedian and actress Atsuko Okatsuka opened the ceremony with a burst of laughter and energy.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruption. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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