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as in ejects
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 explodes
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupts
Teen takeover erupts in Georgia The move came as nationwide teen takeover events are spreading.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
At just 21 minutes, 52 seconds into the competition, the crowd erupts.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gunfire erupts at a Chick-Fil-A in New Jersey At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Saturday night in Union Township, New Jersey, according to authorities.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
According to the film’s official logline, the story begins when police chief Bum-seok, played by Hwang, receives unsettling news from local youths that a tiger has appeared in the hills, a report that erupts into village-wide panic and soon escalates into something far stranger.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The round cluster of leaves and flowers on top of the standard erupts in bloom in spring.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
The Guardians must protect the Legendary Silver Crystal when a battle erupts with a mysterious enemy during the Celestial Ball and plunges the Moon Palace into chaos.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Instead, conflict frequently erupts over social and political differences emerging from foundational values and identities.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
During one frightening allergic reaction, her child’s body erupts in hives and her breathing becomes labored, sending the family rushing to emergency care.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
At just 21 minutes, 52 seconds into the competition, the crowd erupts.
—Brian Unger, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gunfire erupts at a Chick-Fil-A in New Jersey At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting inside a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Saturday night in Union Township, New Jersey, according to authorities.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
According to the film’s official logline, the story begins when police chief Bum-seok, played by Hwang, receives unsettling news from local youths that a tiger has appeared in the hills, a report that erupts into village-wide panic and soon escalates into something far stranger.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
The round cluster of leaves and flowers on top of the standard erupts in bloom in spring.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
The Guardians must protect the Legendary Silver Crystal when a battle erupts with a mysterious enemy during the Celestial Ball and plunges the Moon Palace into chaos.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Instead, conflict frequently erupts over social and political differences emerging from foundational values and identities.
—Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
During one frightening allergic reaction, her child’s body erupts in hives and her breathing becomes labored, sending the family rushing to emergency care.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupts
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vann instantly explodes, then runs off into the distance, making it across the street before collapsing to the ground where a resident tried to help him with damp towels.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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There’s an intimacy to it in the verses, and then there’s a big dynamic jump, an octave jump between the verse and the chorus, which just explodes into this hopeful, optimistic thing.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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This is the palette of the machine-made, that which is inhuman, and Duchamp would drive the point home in Coffee Mill (1911), a tiny painting of a grinder that expels a cascade of brown beans.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The team found the center of M82 expels the equivalent of seven suns each year.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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According to WaPo‘s sources, the system spits out precise location coordinates for missile strikes and prioritizes them by importance.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Mar. 2026
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Researchers in the United States have proposed a completely new kind of laser—one that emits not light, but neutrinos.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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The suit says that the plant emits large amounts of pollution that are linked to asthma, respiratory diseases, heart problems and certain cancers.—
The Hill Staff,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2026
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Four belches on the U-T five-belch meter.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Her old garbage disposal is still in place and frequently belches waste back into the sink.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Josh pours them drinks from a special vintage bottle.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Away from the city’s concrete and sounds, the scent of herbs drifts through the air and light pours in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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