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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
The volcano is located on the eastern coast of Sicily and erupts almost continuously, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
When Haidt credits mothers for driving the phone-free movement, the crowd, which has reached a standing-room-only capacity, erupts into applause.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
When the volcano erupts, Mario and Dani have to navigate its danger and their sentiments for each other.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Chaos soon erupts around Shibuya Crossing, and a massive flood consumes everything.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The entire section erupts in excitement, people raising their phones, screaming, singing along.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
But chaos erupts when the anaconda escapes mid-filming, forcing the team deep into the jungle in search of another.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
When Haidt credits mothers for driving the phone-free movement, the crowd, which has reached a standing-room-only capacity, erupts into applause.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.
—Krys'tal Griffin, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
When the volcano erupts, Mario and Dani have to navigate its danger and their sentiments for each other.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Chaos soon erupts around Shibuya Crossing, and a massive flood consumes everything.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
The entire section erupts in excitement, people raising their phones, screaming, singing along.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 24 Sep. 2025
As king, Shakespeare’s Macbeth meets a tragic end when civil war erupts and his rival Macduff beheads him.
—Marlene L. Daut
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
But chaos erupts when the anaconda escapes mid-filming, forcing the team deep into the jungle in search of another.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupts
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Morrissey explodes the comparatively respectable conventions of prior Frankenstein adaptations by embracing the deranged erotic and fascist implications of building and breeding new life.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The post also included a video showing aerial footage of a fast-moving boat at sea that suddenly explodes.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Instead, Carrie’s holiday is filled with a revolving door of haughty art dealers and Gen Z queerdos, one of whom clogs the toilet and expels a sea of brown that Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is forced to clean up.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But the ocean spits her back out.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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The crew rescues the tech CEO by resuscitating him after the whale spits him out.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Ordinary matter emits light in various wavelengths, which allows it to easily be seen.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The object emits no light, meaning the astronomers had to use a clever workaround to find it.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Sunlight pours through the big windows at Night Swim, where guests line up at the counter for a fresh roast or specialty drink and browse shelves stocked with coffee bags and merch.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Her father, Raúl, once a hopeful biotechnologist, now pours his fear into strange, homemade cures no one else trusts.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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