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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event
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as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger
the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials
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Recent Examples of explosion
Many others show clear signs of precautions against the danger involved in missile production – buildings are surrounded by tall dirt and concrete berms, a safety measure against the risk of explosions.
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The city has seen an explosion of new, authentic Indian restaurants in recent months.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, a second company whose properties were damaged in the explosion, declined to comment.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Axel is Amos' brother and the one responsible for the explosion and Joe's murder.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The city has seen an explosion of new, authentic Indian restaurants in recent months.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Kentucky Petroleum Recycling, a second company whose properties were damaged in the explosion, declined to comment.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Axel is Amos' brother and the one responsible for the explosion and Joe's murder.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
Noun
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Whereas Balle’s first two books are inward and meditative, her third witnesses an eruption of politics.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 2022, debris from an underwater volcanic eruption severed the island's only subsea communication cable, cutting the island off from the rest of the world.—
Magdalena Petrova,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Despite the generally mild outlook, meteorologists are watching key atmospheric factors that could create bursts of intense snow, like expected next week when an early-season lake-effect snow is expected to impact the Great Lakes.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Comedian and actress Atsuko Okatsuka opened the ceremony with a burst of laughter and energy.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Gordon’s professional work was rivaled by his zeal for Miami’s art scene.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Kirkland was a fixture of Andy Warhol’s Factory scene in the ‘60s and trained with legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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Achieving this requires rockets to launch within two minutes of detonation; any delay lets the plume rise and spread.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Dailey traveled to Gralphs' Madison, Wisconsin, home in 2019, and learned about his experiences in Operation Crossroads, a pair of nuclear tests that took place at Bikini Atoll in 1946, marking the first nuclear detonations since the bombs dropped on Japan.—
Hope Hodge Seck,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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This outburst was mysterious at the time and remains mysterious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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After 36 minutes of cagey huff-and-puff, Arsenal’s clean-sheet record was spoiled again in game nine of their run, though, as in 1903, their undefeatedness in that stretch was to remain intact.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Lloyd evaded a diving Mahomes, Kareem Hunt and a streaking Tyquan Thornton for a huff-and-puff 99-yard interception return for a touchdown.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Owned by Randy Clement, his life partner, April Langford, and Emely Cubias, the bar became one of the few businesses that remained standing in the aftermath of the blaze.—
Esther Tseng,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Nov. 2025
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John’s wife, Heather Millican, and their two children, ages 3 and 8, were able to escape the blaze and were outside the home when firefighters arrived, officials added.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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For Gay, the political landscape at home has elicited some spontaneous reactions from strangers abroad.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Strong word of mouth and critical reactions helped drive business.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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