groundburst

Definition of groundburstnext

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Noun
  • The political horseshoe is bending around businesses benefitting from the AI boom.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
  • Bankrolling the boom were predominantly real-estate developers; by 2018, owners of all 16 top-flight clubs had stakes in the property market.
    Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • That’s about the same size as the object responsible for the Chelyabinsk airburst over Russia in 2013.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
  • 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
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“Groundburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundburst. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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