groundburst

Definition of groundburstnext

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Noun
  • While massive, that is still below the levels seen in the first computer boom and the dot-com bubble that followed in 1999-2000.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Nvidia makes chips that are helping fuel the AI boom, and Huang and other executives view the trip as an opportunity to strengthen ties in the Chinese market.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The roughly 20-meter space rock caused a powerful airburst that injured about 1,500 people and damaged thousands of buildings.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The 2032 pass of the hypothetical swarm will arrive from the nighttime side of the Earth, at which point Boslough said the probability of an impact or airburst might be higher than average.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Groundburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundburst. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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