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to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
the building was wrecked when a powerful bomb exploded
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the bomb was so powerful that it exploded windows in several neighboring buildings
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as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently
the mayor's latest unpopular decision caused long-suppressed resentment to explode into open anger
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Recent Examples of exploded
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Some astronomers believe the source of the glow to be pulsars — the spinning leftovers of exploded stars — while others point to colliding particles of dark matter, an elusive and invisible form of matter that is believed to be five times more abundant than regular matter.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The second one, the one that exploded in Carter’s hands, was round with paper around it and about the size of a baseball.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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Adjective
The other imaged nova, V1405 Cassiopeiae, seemed to unfold in spectacular slow motion, taking more than fifty days before finally ejecting all of its exploded material.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
Some astronomers believe the source of the glow to be pulsars — the spinning leftovers of exploded stars — while others point to colliding particles of dark matter, an elusive and invisible form of matter that is believed to be five times more abundant than regular matter.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
While the video game market stood at a whopping $219 billion in 2024, the competition in games has exploded over the past decade or so, with 19,000 games being released in 2023 for consoles and PC, compared to just under 2,000 in 2014, according to data from consulting firm Bain & Company.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 6 May 2026
The second one, the one that exploded in Carter’s hands, was round with paper around it and about the size of a baseball.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
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With more than a dozen varieties grown in and around SoCal, in 2026 alone, heads (of cabbage) will roll if Angelenos can’t get their fix of this vitamin-rich, potassium-laden, calcium-blasted antioxidant VIP in 2026.—
Rebecca Leib,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Each earbud is made from polished aluminum and housed in a pearl-blasted charging case made from natural aluminum.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Allison Barr/The Oregonian via AP Portland police said in a statement Saturday night that during an ensuing search of the vehicle and building, investigators located several incendiary and improvised explosive devices, some of which had partially detonated.—
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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The posture changed dramatically in 1995 when Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb next to a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 167 people.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Upon arrival, police discovered Sheppard’s storm door shattered and the main door ajar.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The same district whose tragedy nearly shattered a community, yet set in place the lives — good or bad, right or wrong — and legacies that followed.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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The slain hikers were among 20 who set out to ascend the 1,355-meter (4,445-foot) volcano in defiance of safety restrictions and became stranded when Dukono erupted early Friday, spewing a thick ash column that rose about 10 kilometers (6 miles) into the air.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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The dead were among 20 hikers who set out to ascend the 4,445-foot volcano in defiance of safety restrictions and became stranded when Dukono erupted early Friday, spewing a thick ash column that rose about 6 miles into the air.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Above him, the attackers shattered monitors, severed electrical wires and smashed pipes.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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The entire place is dedicated to modern popular culture and boasts an eye-catching exterior reminiscent of a smashed electric guitar.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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But the number still beat Wall Street forecasts and the stock has popped nearly 4% in early trading.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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On May 9, flyers for another Bridgers show reportedly popped up in Lubbock, Texas.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
10 May 2026
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The facility was demolished in 1960 to make way for a city water plant extension.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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The house was set to be demolished after Sprague died, but instead it was purchased and partially restored by Roger and Mary Mildred DeWitt in the 1960s.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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From the scandal of his early figurative work in the 1960s, through the upside-down paintings that became his signature, to the wooden figures shown at the 1980 Venice Biennale that appeared to salute like broken monuments, his practice was defined by disruption.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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