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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
Gunfire erupts at Minneapolis Catholic school.
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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
For the story, chaos erupts after the USCSS Maginot, a Weyland-Yutani research ship, crash-lands in Prodigy City on Neverland, a research island founded by Prodigy Corp’s Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin).
—Daron James, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
They are witnessed by Kurt Mondaugen, who becomes a central character in Gravity’s Rainbow, connecting colonial violence to the fascism that erupts in the imperial core.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Laughter erupts in the background, as the cheese stretches farther and farther.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Guests can enjoy the swimming area as the park’s icon, Mount Mayday, erupts every half hour with a 50-foot tall geyser.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2025
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
For the story, chaos erupts after the USCSS Maginot, a Weyland-Yutani research ship, crash-lands in Prodigy City on Neverland, a research island founded by Prodigy Corp’s Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin).
—Daron James, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2025
They are witnessed by Kurt Mondaugen, who becomes a central character in Gravity’s Rainbow, connecting colonial violence to the fascism that erupts in the imperial core.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Laughter erupts in the background, as the cheese stretches farther and farther.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Guests can enjoy the swimming area as the park’s icon, Mount Mayday, erupts every half hour with a 50-foot tall geyser.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 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
Verb
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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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ChatGPT spits out iterations of iterations and copies of copies until the information doesn’t make sense anymore.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Oxygen can produce green or red, while nitrogen emits blue or purplish hues.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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This one emits a blue-Gatorade glow, cleverly achieved through layering fabrics in shades of blue and a small light.—
Laura Bannister,
Curbed,
5 Sep. 2025
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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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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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