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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 loudest sound ever produced is said to be the 1883 eruption of the volcanic island of Krakatoa, which was estimated to be 310 decibels, which ruptured eardrums 40 miles away and could be heard as far as 3,000 miles away.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Large earthquakes rocked Santorini, and many of its residents fled, fearing an eruption.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
His other brother, Barry Voight, is a geologist who invented a formula to predict volcanic eruptions.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Large earthquakes rocked Santorini, and many of its residents fled, fearing an eruption.
—Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
The hillside behind her was sprinkled with desert golds, but the display fell short of the riotous eruption of flowers posted on social media.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
His other brother, Barry Voight, is a geologist who invented a formula to predict volcanic eruptions.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruption
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After an accidental explosion in a West Village bomb factory killed three Weathermen, those who survived, shaken by their friends’ deaths, swore off deadly violence.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Journalists heard several explosions from the direction of the Hezbollah stronghold, which Israel has repeatedly struck since war began.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That tag is estimated at around $28 million against the cap, a significant one‑year cost but a price Dallas is apparently willing to pay to keep the offensive engine firing.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The six-minute five-second engine firing will boost the ship's velocity by about 900 mph, just enough to push it out of Earth's orbit to begin the four-day coast to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the most complimentary of ways, the Hornets’ first-half outburst wasn’t all that special at all.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cronin has received his share – more than his share, actually – of negative fan reaction for his frequent outbursts at players.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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In that last year — like the end of a fireworks show — the lawyers set off a burst of filings and arguments over what evidence and which experts could go in front of a jury.—
Joe Mahr,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Such districts are often formed when a school district is experiencing a burst of development or enrollment growth concentrated in certain areas, explained Erica Gonzales, a managing director at the investment bank Stifel who specializes in California school financing.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Eruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruption. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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