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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
Usually, astronomers come up empty, seeing just the lingering effects of such explosions.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This, however, was fireworks with dazzling explosions.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
What’s driving the explosion in household wealth?
—Peter St. Onge, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the Boise Police Department and the Boise Fire Department, the explosion from the pyrotechnics in the show was expected, but the outcome was not.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This, however, was fireworks with dazzling explosions.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
What’s driving the explosion in household wealth?
—Peter St. Onge, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
According to the Boise Police Department and the Boise Fire Department, the explosion from the pyrotechnics in the show was expected, but the outcome was not.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
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Perhaps a cataclysm—an earthquake, a volcanic eruption—had driven those people away.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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The eight main islands were formed by eruptions, landslides and erosion over thousands of years.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Richard, who had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the opening quarter, hit a three-pointer and had an assist in the Tigers' closing burst.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Also, some bursts showed strong circular polarization, a signal characteristic of magnetic processes.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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The detective’s homicide team is out right now looking at the scene as well.—
Bradford Betz , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Behind the scenes, Newsom’s staff have taken a similar approach and tone, calling for the tabloid to change language in stories that the team feels is inaccurate or misleading.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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The design also addresses a common weakness of detonation engines.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hypersonic flight may seem like the biggest shove to the envelope since the sound barrier was broken in 1947 and rotating detonation may look like a quantum leap in propulsion, but combining the two shows how far both of these have come in recent years.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Jan. 2026
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After five straight losses and nearly four weeks without scoring more than three goals, a six-goal outburst was obviously cathartic in the penultimate game before the Olympic break.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The scoring outburst from Wilcher proved particularly welcomed, Miller said.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Secondary recovery includes waterflooding or gas injection which includes huff-and-puff mode.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Shortly after, firefighters extinguished what was left of the blaze.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The cause of the blaze is being investigated by the Parker County fire marshal’s office.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Read the full story for background on Alviti's tenure, who will run the DOT during the search for his successor, and political reaction to news of his departure.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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