1
as in explosions
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
as in firings
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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Recent Examples of eruptions
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.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Around the time of this flip, solar activity gradually ramps up, causing more solar eruptions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The winds are tremendously hot, with temperatures during the eruptions around 2,100 degrees, scientists say.
—Mark Price, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
And that in turn could help protect hardware like satellites and people like astronauts from these dangerous but awesome eruptions.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The researchers see applications in monitoring sandstorms, volcanic eruptions, and other airborne hazards.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Powerful solar flares — eruptions of high-energy radiation from the sun's surface — can cause radio blackouts across large parts of the globe, which affect aviation and marine traffic.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Axial Seamount erupted most recently in 2015, with earlier eruptions in 2011 and 1998.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Past eruptions of Spurr have caused significant disruption to air travel in nearby Anchorage, sometimes shutting flights down for days.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Around the time of this flip, solar activity gradually ramps up, causing more solar eruptions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The winds are tremendously hot, with temperatures during the eruptions around 2,100 degrees, scientists say.
—Mark Price, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
And that in turn could help protect hardware like satellites and people like astronauts from these dangerous but awesome eruptions.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
The researchers see applications in monitoring sandstorms, volcanic eruptions, and other airborne hazards.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Powerful solar flares — eruptions of high-energy radiation from the sun's surface — can cause radio blackouts across large parts of the globe, which affect aviation and marine traffic.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The Axial Seamount erupted most recently in 2015, with earlier eruptions in 2011 and 1998.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Past eruptions of Spurr have caused significant disruption to air travel in nearby Anchorage, sometimes shutting flights down for days.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruptions
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The test marked a welcome victory for SpaceX and the budding launch vehicle, which suffered in-flight upper stage explosions during each of this year's three Starship launches leading up to Flight 10.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The barrage appeared to target several Ukrainian regions, with local authorities reporting explosions in the western regions of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ursa Major will be able to conduct full-scale static firings, and drop and temperature storage testing for current and future missile systems.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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The former officials’ attorneys, represented by former Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell, are seeking back pay and a formal declaration that the firings were unlawful.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 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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The sound of wheels hitting concrete blends with bursts of laughter and cheers.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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One emerging approach gaining traction is called microlearning, a strategy that delivers academic content in short bursts rather than lengthy lessons.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the number one overall pick last year, Williams somewhat underperformed as a rookie, but some of that can be attributed to poor coaching, and the former Heisman Trophy winner showed flashes of brilliance at times.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Glasnow has shown unhittable flashes.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Eruptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruptions. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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