erupts

verb

present tense third-person singular of erupt
1
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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2
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 Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026 In one segment, Daeron quietly whispers for a young cupbearer to exit the room before violence erupts from the lord. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 Even once in a while, from under the ocean floor, hot magma erupts through the gaps and then cools down to form new planetary crust. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026 As debate with her sister Claire (Adrienne Warren) and her dad’s star student Hal (Jin) erupts over the discovery’s true authorship, Catherine must confront the power of legacy and the cost of proving herself. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 July 2026 When a crime cover-up comes to light, a land dispute erupts with neighboring ranchers (one of whom is played by Noah Reid of Schitt’s Creek). — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 Like Swift, Hubble is losing altitude as the sun erupts with one flare after another. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Catching an eruption is usually pretty easy since Strokkur erupts every four to 10 minutes. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 Continue reading … SERVICE REFUSED — Backlash erupts after Florida parlor turns away veterans and active-duty members. — FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupts
  1. ejects
  2. explodes
  3. expels
  4. spits
  5. emits
  6. belches
  7. pours
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  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • 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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  • The risk still explodes when proper people and processes aren't in place to properly triage and patch real vulnerabilities that can affect your organization.
    — RJ Friedman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Instead, as Laura bugs her sister long enough about just forgiving her already, Mary explodes.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
Definition of explodes
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  • Mary can see how worried her sister looks and sits by her while… her mother expels another human being from her body, behind the very thin curtain just a few feet away.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Using a heat pump, the extensively insulated magnet system expels heat to allow the coils to power up at temperatures as low as 77 kelvin, or -321 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
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  • Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
Definition of spits
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  • That is fuel that, when burned, emits planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The brain emits tiny electrical signals when a person is paying attention to one sound over others, which can be detected with sensors on an electroencephalogram, or EEG.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of emits
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  • Four belches on the U-T five-belch meter.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Her old garbage disposal is still in place and frequently belches waste back into the sink.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of belches
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  • And, Anthropic’s CEO pours $1 million into a PAC pushing AI regulation.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Down the rock at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, the dining room pours rosé from Bandol and from Bellet, a Niçoise appellation so small that barely anyone outside the region can name it.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
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