1
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
As debate erupts over its true authorship, Catherine must confront the power of legacy, and the cost of proving herself.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Video from the crash shows a large fireball and smoke plume erupting from the crash site.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
With Mercury rewinding through (Sagittarius) your fifth house of romance and creativity before sliding back into (Scorpio) your fourth house of home, passions could fizzle or dramas could erupt behind closed doors.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Another particularly harrowing video, filmed from a dashcam, captures a van worker’s perspective as flames erupt in front of the vehicle, prompting them to flee.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Video from the crash shows a large fireball and smoke plume erupting from the crash site.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
With Mercury rewinding through (Sagittarius) your fifth house of romance and creativity before sliding back into (Scorpio) your fourth house of home, passions could fizzle or dramas could erupt behind closed doors.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Another particularly harrowing video, filmed from a dashcam, captures a van worker’s perspective as flames erupt in front of the vehicle, prompting them to flee.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected late in the third quarter for arguing the lopsided free-throw discrepancy in Monday’s loss to the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The vehicle overturned and McClure was ejected from it.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Propane tanks are actually more likely to explode due to excessive heat in the summer.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Autumn is when the park really explodes in color.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Framing his win as a reclamation of sovereignty, Muizzu expelled Indian troops and canceled defense agreements with New Delhi, abruptly ending decades of security cooperation between the two countries.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Yankee candle has dozens of three-wick candles on sale to emit a strong fragrance and create an even burn.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Nov. 2025
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An eco-friendly substitute has been developed for the light-emitting materials used in modern display technologies, such as TVs and smartphones.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite the rage spewing from the Emirates rafters at full time — a contentious draw keeping Arsenal five points adrift of Chelsea — this is just a tedious affair now.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And yet, the sands of Montana seem to have disgorged a second one.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Prior work noted one possible origin of this ice was volcanism, which could disgorge large amounts of water vapor.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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