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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
When the Browns win a game, any game, the entire city erupts in joy.
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Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Charlie Carrasco always attends Wave home games, cheering, asking if the team is winning, and joining in when the crowd erupts.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Joan and her dad are both convinced the world is going to end when that volcano erupts, but only one of them is willing to put themselves on the line in order to stop it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s a turning point in the film where Maddie checks into an inpatient facility to get treatment for her eating disorder; one afternoon, the dining hall erupts into a chorus of happy birthday.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Gunfire erupts at Minneapolis Catholic school.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Social media erupts with assumptions about psychiatric conditions.
—Victor Petreca, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
When her childhood friend Bethany (Charli xcx) comes to visit with a new boyfriend, a volcano erupts.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
There, the adults mate, and the mass erupts like an infernal, infectious volcano, spewing out eggs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Erin Clack, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Charlie Carrasco always attends Wave home games, cheering, asking if the team is winning, and joining in when the crowd erupts.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Joan and her dad are both convinced the world is going to end when that volcano erupts, but only one of them is willing to put themselves on the line in order to stop it.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
There’s a turning point in the film where Maddie checks into an inpatient facility to get treatment for her eating disorder; one afternoon, the dining hall erupts into a chorus of happy birthday.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Gunfire erupts at Minneapolis Catholic school.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Social media erupts with assumptions about psychiatric conditions.
—Victor Petreca, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
When her childhood friend Bethany (Charli xcx) comes to visit with a new boyfriend, a volcano erupts.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
There, the adults mate, and the mass erupts like an infernal, infectious volcano, spewing out eggs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupts
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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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Not the kind that explodes into shouting matches, but the silent, slow-burning kind.—
Stephan Lendi,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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As Kevin, a truly reluctant hero who can’t escape his fundamental goodness, attempts to drive the kids and Mary across town, the Camp Fire explodes.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 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
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The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Oxygen emits either a greenish-yellow light (the most familiar color of the aurora) or a red light; nitrogen generally gives off a blue light.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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These devices use semitransparent fluorescent glass that absorbs part of the sunlight, emits light, and directs it to solar cells placed on the edges for power generation.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Three belches on the U-T five-belch scale.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Their pub has 16 beers on draft as well as pizza and a sit down restaurant while their tasting room and shop has beer to go, beer pours and merchandise.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Essential safety tips for heavy rain When heavy rain pours, the risk of flooding and treacherous roads rises.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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