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Recent Examples of explosion Park had fled to Poland four days after the May 17 explosion, but was extradited and then arrested at JFK Airport in New York City earlier this month. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Contemporary sources suggested that cannon fire struck a stash of gunpowder aboard the San José, triggering a massive explosion that caused the ship to sink, but more recent research points to the galleon splitting open. Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Photo taken after an explosion in downtown Tehran amid Israel's two-day campaign of strikes against Iran on June 15. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025 The explosion of betting options signals the next stage of growth for U.S. sports betting, shifting from wagers placed before a game to betting during a game. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for explosion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
Noun
  • The eruption is flowing into a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
  • Intense enough to ionize Earth's upper atmosphere, the eruption caused a shortwave radio blackout centered over the Pacific Ocean.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Pride Month tends to arrive in a confetti burst of color.
    Sophia Bush, Time, 20 June 2025
  • In a burst of architectural brilliance, a pair of striking glass hallways connect the two wings of the main house, one spotlighting views of a cascading creek and the other lush landscaping.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • This is nature storytelling flipped inside out, spotlighting the overlooked, misunderstood, and just plain bizarre animals that keep ecosystems humming behind the scenes.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
  • On Monday, June 16, the singer, 32, shared an Instagram reel of herself and Jutes recreating an iconic scene from Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
    Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The 30,000-pound bomb consists of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
  • The 30,000-pound bomb is comprised of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.
    Staff And Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Mention that season, and most cite his 56-point outburst against Annapolis Area Christian School.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2025
  • After Trump’s outburst, no further ceasefire violations have taken place.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Two firefighters battling a house blaze were transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion, as temps surged past 100 degrees on Tuesday.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • The powerful blaze blew out the building’s windows, leaving glass shards on the ground.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • After Monday’s initial shock, a muted and fairly surprising reaction followed, noted Jake Schurmeier, portfolio manager at Harbor Capital and a former member of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Markets Group.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 June 2025
  • But Marte’s emotional reaction, crying on the field after the remarks apparently triggered him, gave the Sox organization another black eye.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025

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