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as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
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as in to explode
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupt
The running backs erupted, combining for four touchdowns as the Eagles (1-2) scored 21 unanswered points en route to an impressive 28-7 victory over Everett on the road.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Protests erupted in Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba and other cities last year, after days of hours-long blackouts and acute food shortages.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Everyone on the Eagles' sideline erupted in excitement as Davis rumbled down the field, except Hurts.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
When his mother recently realized his plan, the teen says the household erupted.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Protests erupted in Bayamo, Santiago de Cuba and other cities last year, after days of hours-long blackouts and acute food shortages.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Everyone on the Eagles' sideline erupted in excitement as Davis rumbled down the field, except Hurts.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
When his mother recently realized his plan, the teen says the household erupted.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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The driver of the car, whom authorities have not identified, was ejected and found near the car, fire rescue says.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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The passenger in the GMC, Aaron Deandre Radford, 31, of Indianapolis was ejected during the crash.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps one of the most interesting seed dispersal tactics is the ones that explode.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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And earlier this month, Ellison briefly became the richest person in the world, eclipsing Elon Musk, as Oracle’s stock exploded on its prognostications for its booming AI business.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following the joint venture announcement, the French Federation of Clothing Retailers expelled Pimkie from its ranks.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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If a student or college employee is found defacing or otherwise vandalizing the commemoration, the bill requires the institution to expel or fire them.—
John Toher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Having to spend your day punching up a crappy slide deck your colleague’s chatbot spit out is annoying, to be sure.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Others were spit on, bitten, placed in headlocks and verbally threatened with violence.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Ultrasonic Devices Generally silent to human ears, ultrasonic devices emit a high-frequency sound that rats can’t stand.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Sep. 2025
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Peacock tail feathers can be treated to emit laser beams.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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In the 1700’s a factory smokestack in England was spewing smoking ashes onto a neighboring property.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Italian Brainrot Meme, Explained Italian Brainrot is a semi-ironic trend popularized by Gen Alpha, using AI image generators to spew out an absurd, nonsensical cast of characters.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Whether aged for a decade on lees or freshly disgorged to capture youthful verve, these sparklers are redefining American méthode traditionnelle.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Then the pick-up trucks come and disgorge their expensive property around the bullring.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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