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 test marked a welcome victory for SpaceX and the budding launch vehicle, which suffered in-flight upper stage explosions during each of this year's three Starship launches leading up to Flight 10.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The barrage appeared to target several Ukrainian regions, with local authorities reporting explosions in the western regions of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years—ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions—there are still outstanding questions about how anesthesia works.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
The Davis Police Department received reports of loud these explosions heard at night throughout the city.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple rocket explosions nearly bankrupted the company.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The incident prompted road closures and emergency procedures, but no injuries or explosions were reported.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Lava flows and explosions were observed.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Several powerful explosions were heard in the center of Kyiv, a rare occurrence in the heart of the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The barrage appeared to target several Ukrainian regions, with local authorities reporting explosions in the western regions of Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lutsk.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years—ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions—there are still outstanding questions about how anesthesia works.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
The Davis Police Department received reports of loud these explosions heard at night throughout the city.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Multiple rocket explosions nearly bankrupted the company.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The incident prompted road closures and emergency procedures, but no injuries or explosions were reported.
—Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Lava flows and explosions were observed.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Several powerful explosions were heard in the center of Kyiv, a rare occurrence in the heart of the Ukrainian capital since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosions
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In this demo expedition, his group deployed hyper-tech robotic explorers to map a lava tube on a Mars analog site, in the Spanish Canary Islands, which, like the Hawaiian archipelago, were produced via a series of volcanic eruptions.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Around the time of this flip, solar activity gradually ramps up, causing more solar eruptions like solar flares and coronal mass ejections.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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The sound of wheels hitting concrete blends with bursts of laughter and cheers.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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One emerging approach gaining traction is called microlearning, a strategy that delivers academic content in short bursts rather than lengthy lessons.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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Similar scenes play out countless times a day on transit systems in cities across the country – where riders go about their routines even as problems like homelessness, untreated mental illness and unpredictable assaults chip away at an already fragile sense of security in public transportation.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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He’s known as a Yoda-like figure behind the scenes of Michigan football, advising both Moore and Jim Harbaugh.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Following the detonations, black rains fell, sticky and radioactive—a type of nuclear fallout.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some thought experiments, if truly wrestled with, can act like inner detonations.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
5 Aug. 2025
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Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the number one overall pick last year, Williams somewhat underperformed as a rookie, but some of that can be attributed to poor coaching, and the former Heisman Trophy winner showed flashes of brilliance at times.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Glasnow has shown unhittable flashes.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The design uses eight reactions, all driven by enzymes that exist in nature, though not together in the same species.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Explosions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosions. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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