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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
In April, a former Yolo County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant was one of five people indicted on a murder charge following a deadly July 2025 fireworks explosion that killed seven warehouse workers in Esparto.
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Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
One family’s story The explosion that killed Rodriguez-Mora, Angel Voller, Neil Li, Joel Melendez, Christopher Bocog, Jesus Ramos and Jhony Ramos was triggered about seven minutes after Nolan-Rodriguez last spoke to her husband on the phone.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
As a preventive measure, the government suspended home gas service in several areas to reduce the risk of explosions.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Starting him would intensify the explosion.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
One family’s story The explosion that killed Rodriguez-Mora, Angel Voller, Neil Li, Joel Melendez, Christopher Bocog, Jesus Ramos and Jhony Ramos was triggered about seven minutes after Nolan-Rodriguez last spoke to her husband on the phone.
—
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
As a preventive measure, the government suspended home gas service in several areas to reduce the risk of explosions.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Starting him would intensify the explosion.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
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The hotel staff can help direct you to info about eruptions, closures, and options for outdoor experiences.
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The video then shows an eruption of flames from what sources say were lithium batteries from an e-bike that was in the living room.
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San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.
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True to its name, Swift is designed to pivot quickly to capture late-breaking astronomical events such as gamma ray bursts and exploding stars.
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The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
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Collett is, ultimately, the reason D'Arcy dreaded performing that scene.
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.
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Slow and steady The most successful transformations look less like detonations and more like construction projects—unglamorous, incremental, and mapped out well in advance.
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Bryson Stott's three-run homer highlighted Philadelphia's eight-run outburst in the ninth inning and the Phillies rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 14-9 on Tuesday night.
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The symptoms often look different in dads—anger or sudden outbursts, irritability and substance misuse, for example.
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Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
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Tyler Russell, 24, was arrested Monday and charged with six counts of second-degree manslaughter and one count of arson in connection with the blaze at the Knights Inn in Endwell, according to New York State Police.
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Firefighters, meanwhile, quickly contained the blaze to a 10-by-10-foot area.
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But combined with Disney‘s embarrassing The Mandalorian and Grogu influencer stunt that backfired, a movie’s first reactions on social media are increasingly being met with equal amounts of fan skepticism.
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Attendees of the council meeting on Thursday night had a mixed reaction to the vote.
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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