explosions

noun

plural of explosion
1
as in eruptions
the act or an instance of exploding the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima

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2
as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event

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3
as in scenes
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 explosions The resulting detonations will result in explosions, flashes of light and clouds of smoke visible from a distance, the Navy said. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 One resident, Iryna Barisenkova, recalled hearing loud explosions while traveling on public transport. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026 For reporters covering the war in Ukraine, access to the front line seems to remain a kind of gold standard, with the implication that the closer one is to explosions and violence, the closer one is to the true reality of war. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Late Tuesday, oil spiked for the second time in 24 hours after Iranian state media reported explosions in the area of Kharg Island. — Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 The clever premise provides the opportunity for plenty of high-octane action sequences, including fistfights, shootouts, explosions and car chases, with the hapless Ben providing comic relief from Hank’s Terminator-like indestructibility. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Placer County sheriff’s deputies responding to the crash reported hearing small explosions from an eastbound vehicle carrying fuel that was involved in the collision, according to the dispatch logs. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Children’s laughter and music gave way to distant explosions. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosions
  1. eruptions
  2. bursts
  3. scenes
  4. detonations
  5. outbursts
  6. huffs
  7. flashes
  8. reactions
Noun
  • Potential hazards include volcanic bombs, heavy ashfall and lava flows if continuous eruptions resume.
    — Niniek Karmini, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • After the northern lights put on a dazzling show over North Dakota, Canada and Iceland earlier this week, the solar eruptions expected to stir up Wednesday night’s sky have been delayed or possibly missed Earth altogether.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of eruptions
Noun
  • And the 27-inch display bursts with gorgeous contrast and colors.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Inside, you’re greeted with fireworks; more than 30,000 crystals hang from a chandelier, forming a dozen bursts of light.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • Tennis matches feel like movie scenes, the tension shifting between easy-to-decipher binaries.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That so many images are simple, relatable scenes is intentional, Lewis says.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • Gripped by a summer of weather extremes, Romania recently shut down its sole working nuclear reactor cooled by the Danube for the first time, with Bucharest even deploying naval forces to carry out underwater detonations to improve water flow.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Slow and steady The most successful transformations look less like detonations and more like construction projects—unglamorous, incremental, and mapped out well in advance.
    — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Definition of detonations
Noun
  • There have also been repeated public outbursts from Diomansy Kamara, Sarr’s agent, about Palace’s handling of his client while Sarr himself removed all references to Palace on his social media platforms.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Such criticism formed a fault line that ran from the cultural commentary of the ’20s to the outbursts of Beats, folkies, and academics in the ’50s.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • But to overhaul Antonelli, Ferrari will need a return to the strong team performance and precise execution shown only in flashes of this season.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The main colors here are black and white, with flashes of red and blue.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of flashes
Noun
  • But the story was also conveyed by amateur bloggers and civilians with cameras, who had the poise and wherewithal to post images, alerts, and their own anguished reactions so that the world would see with their own eyes—and respond.
    — David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Similar reactions have played out online around the trend, with some users sharing retro portraits while others condemn the use of AI or criticize people who take issue with it.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of reactions

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