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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
Even some Republicans say Trump has fueled the political animus that can, at turns, lead to eruptions of violence.
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 13 Sep. 2025
Stretching across 8 light-years, the rare stellar eruption is about twice the distance between our sun and the next nearest stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In this demo expedition, his group deployed hyper-tech robotic explorers to map a lava tube on a Mars analog site, in the Spanish Canary Islands, which, like the Hawaiian archipelago, were produced via a series of volcanic eruptions.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The tour also visits Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar’s only inhabited island, and the lava fields created by the 1973 volcanic eruption.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mike Lillis, The Hill, 13 Sep. 2025
Stretching across 8 light-years, the rare stellar eruption is about twice the distance between our sun and the next nearest stars.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
In this demo expedition, his group deployed hyper-tech robotic explorers to map a lava tube on a Mars analog site, in the Spanish Canary Islands, which, like the Hawaiian archipelago, were produced via a series of volcanic eruptions.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The tour also visits Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar’s only inhabited island, and the lava fields created by the 1973 volcanic eruption.
—Mia Taylor, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruption
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Sure, other fates are possible, like direct collapse to a black hole or explosions through the pair-instability mechanism, but a core-collapse supernova (also known as a type II supernova) represents the fate of the majority of the most massive stars ever to be born.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such an explosion would happen to the smallest possible black holes, at most, once every 100,000 years, according to previous theories.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Patel is also set to face questions on a host of other issues during his tenure at the FBI, including the firing of three senior agents who sued for reinstatement last week.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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This brightening coincides with the system having an outburst.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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As the sun sets, diners dig into burgers dressed up like banh mi, with pickled daikon, rich duck liver mousse, and a burst of cilantro.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Set in the country's highlands, La Ruta de Las Flores is a scenic drive that connects several villages, and bursts to life when the coffee fields lining it come into full bloom.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruption. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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