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
Authorities have accused Lai of using his tabloid, Apple Daily, to advocate for international sanctions against Hong Kong and China after Beijing imposed the national security law in 2020 following anti-government protests that erupted the year before.
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Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Deadly sectarian and retaliatory clashes between militias and government troops have erupted across Syria, particularly in coastal and southern regions.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Street protests erupted around the country last month after Zelenskyy's government and the Ukrainian parliament approved a new law curtailing the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Within minutes after the shooting erupted on Gateway Boulevard in front of the Hilton Garden Inn, officers from practically every Porter County police agency, along with state and federal officers, descended on the scene.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Laura Westbrook, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Deadly sectarian and retaliatory clashes between militias and government troops have erupted across Syria, particularly in coastal and southern regions.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Street protests erupted around the country last month after Zelenskyy's government and the Ukrainian parliament approved a new law curtailing the independence of two key anti-corruption agencies.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2025
Within minutes after the shooting erupted on Gateway Boulevard in front of the Hilton Garden Inn, officers from practically every Porter County police agency, along with state and federal officers, descended on the scene.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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But then the Rays rallied for two in their half of the eighth, with manager Kevin Cash ejected along the way.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Charette’s vehicle overturned, and he was ejected from it.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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Yolo County top health official declared Monday a local health emergency to assess if hazardous material spread across soil, water and crops bordering an Esparto warehouse filled with fireworks that exploded in July and killed seven people.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Charles Nelson had just gotten out the door on his way to a concert in Millennium Park Monday afternoon when gunfire exploded up his South Side block.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Obviously, Ramírez plays every day, and as a switch hitter with Hall of Fame aspirations, will always hold the advantage, whether facing a lefty, a righty or some towering extraterrestrial that spits fastballs out of its antennae.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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The crowd was eating out of the palm of his hand, hanging on every word spit with that signature rasp.—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
18 Aug. 2025
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That’s a fraction of the more than 6,000 million metric tons emitted annually in the United States, said professor Gregory A. Keoleian, co-director of the university’s Center for Sustainable Systems.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Aug. 2025
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From an environmental standpoint, there is no gas emitted into the air from induction, so air quality is much improved, too.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
17 Aug. 2025
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As the runners turned for home, the front-running Hejazi spurted clear.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Some excess material is therefore spat away, channelled by the star's nascent magnetic field into beams of matter that spurt from the young star's magnetic poles.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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In addition to reducing emissions to zero and ending decades of the boats spewing harmful particulate matter into the air, the switch will eliminate fumes and make the boats quieter.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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According to the World Economic Forum, tech companies are spewing out more emissions from running the massive data centers necessary to power the AI systems.—
Anand Rao,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 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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This agglomeration of leftovers is eventually disgorged by the animal (or found after its death, if the whale is cut open).—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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