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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 volcano erupts, Mario and Dani have to navigate its danger and their sentiments for each other.
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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 even amidst the chaos of the conflagration, there’s still a ton of dancing going on, and the video’s end seems to suggest the whole thing was all a fantasy as Kevitch’s routine comes to a close and the crowd erupts in applause.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 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
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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 even amidst the chaos of the conflagration, there’s still a ton of dancing going on, and the video’s end seems to suggest the whole thing was all a fantasy as Kevitch’s routine comes to a close and the crowd erupts in applause.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 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
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 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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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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When Whitney accuses her of lying to cover up her misdoings, everything explodes.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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There were all these technical components in place, specifically for when Cliff spits in Jason’s face and when the plastic wrap goes around Cliff’s head.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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When Kaliya spits fire, Krishna dances across its many heads, crushing them.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One option would require universal permitting, meaning every business that emits the five toxics would need a permit, and another proposal would require universal permitting with some exceptions.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Typically, people sit in front of a light box, which emits bright light, every morning for about 30 minutes, give or take.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Four belches on the U-T five-belch meter.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Sep. 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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Wallen then stumbles to his feet in the middle of the road, as rain pours down, with close-up images showing Wallen in tattered clothes and covered in scrapes and cuts.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Blass pours some coffee, lights a cigar, and selects his first pitch.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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