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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
In Empire City, when a hostage crisis erupts inside New York’s landmark Clybourn Building, former Navy SEAL turned firefighter Rhett (Butler), his squad, and his NYPD wife Dani (Hayley Atwell) must fight and navigate their way through the building to rescue the captives.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The boardwalk surrounding Echinus contains several benches and platforms for viewing, which has confused visitors in the past because the geyser erupts so infrequently, according to the USGS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
When gunfire erupts and a public figure, police officer or journalist is targeted, the shock waves are felt not just locally but also internationally.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The crowd erupts as soon as her skates meet the ice.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
But in the late winter after the rains, the color green erupts here!
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
But until this probable turmoil suddenly erupts to the surface of Russia’s closed society, a collapse still remains a Western hope, rather than a strategy.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
For some, the most danger erupts in their own neighborhoods.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
There are niggling, nagging, familiar concerns, like not taking chances, like being hit on the counter, but our section erupts when Willock scores and then erupts again when his goal is ruled out.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The boardwalk surrounding Echinus contains several benches and platforms for viewing, which has confused visitors in the past because the geyser erupts so infrequently, according to the USGS.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
When gunfire erupts and a public figure, police officer or journalist is targeted, the shock waves are felt not just locally but also internationally.
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
The crowd erupts as soon as her skates meet the ice.
—Katie Gunderman, SELF, 26 Feb. 2026
But in the late winter after the rains, the color green erupts here!
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
But until this probable turmoil suddenly erupts to the surface of Russia’s closed society, a collapse still remains a Western hope, rather than a strategy.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
For some, the most danger erupts in their own neighborhoods.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
There are niggling, nagging, familiar concerns, like not taking chances, like being hit on the counter, but our section erupts when Willock scores and then erupts again when his goal is ruled out.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupts
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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
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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Birmingham reunites with Dutton in Marshals and is injured in the first episode when a bomb explodes during a protest at the Broken Rock reservation.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2026
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An incoming projectile explodes over the water in the bay of Haifa off of the northern Israeli coastal city on February 28, 2026.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2026
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One child had gone to the beach, and the other child had been exposed to a raccoon latrine, which is an area where a raccoon routinely expels its waste.—
Amy Corral,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Solar particle party During a coronal mass ejection, the sun expels billions of tons of material, some of which travels toward our planet.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Nov. 2025
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Afterward, experience the twists and turns of Lookout Mountain, which shoots you through big boulders and spits you out on a lazy river.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2026
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So, when Kevin Durant spits heat and alleges Jokic does not care about an exhibition game, are we suddenly supposed to be upset?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2026
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When the tangled magnetic field lines around these spots burst, the sun emits solar flares and coronal mass ejections of dense plasma that can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rather, this engine emits a more droning zing.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
25 Feb. 2026
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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
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Homeland Security now pours its resources into border protection and immigration.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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With Hunt out of the picture, the contrast between Cornyn and Paxton could turn especially ugly as more Republican donor money pours in to help Cornyn.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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