ERUPTS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

erupts

verb

present tense third-person singular of erupt

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 Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 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

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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

Definition of ejects

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Instead, as Laura bugs her sister long enough about just forgiving her already, Mary explodes.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
New Glenn explodes on launch pad in Florida The news comes about a month after the New Glenn rocket exploded in Florida, dealing severe damage to the surrounding infrastructure in Cape Canaveral.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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Sneezing forcefully expels mucus and airborne debris; reflexive blinking may help shield the eyes from contaminants moving upward across the face.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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

Definition of expels

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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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Recent ideas suggest that little red dots could be black holes cocooned in thick gas, possibly representing a completely new type of object called a black hole star, in which the tight shroud of gas emits light like a stellar atmosphere.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2026
Between May through August every year, the US emits an average of around 150 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from AC every month, roughly equivalent to the annual emissions of the Netherlands.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026

Definition of emits

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Consider a company that pours the bulk of its capital into expanding oil production and a fifth into wind and solar.

— Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
While Haarmeyer is famous for making local Chenin Blanc a wine industry darling, Sanchez instead pours his Blau-Blau Blaufrankisch, an Austrian red varietal, and his Victor Weisser Gemischter Satz.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026

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