groundburst

Definition of groundburstnext

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Noun
  • On Illinois Environmental Lobby Day, hundreds gathered in Springfield to push action on three environmental bills to protect wetlands, ban single-use plastics and safeguard against energy and water strains caused by the data center boom.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • This evolution expanded to the mind-body connection at places like the Esalen Institute and through the Western yoga boom, integrating mindfulness into the fitness lexicon.
    Markos Kounalakis, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The rooms Rooms are bright and contemporary, with floor-to-ceiling windows and subtle pops of turquoise that nod to the surrounding ocean.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Then Beyoncé turned Coachella into the pop culture moment of the year.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 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 10 Apr. 2026.

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