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as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the judge directed the courtroom spectators to refrain from any outbursts when the verdict was read
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as in flurries
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
there was a remarkable outburst of work in the office as the visiting VIPs made their tour
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as in eruptions
the act or an instance of exploding
in the outburst known as a supernova, the star may reach an intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun
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Recent Examples of outbursts
Droplet outbursts from onion cutting.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Doja Cat has long a history of online outbursts and sharp words for even her fans.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
After a while new outbursts of rage may renew the struggle, but, each time this happens, weeping is interrupted.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
This can lead to rapid mood swings, difficulty controlling emotions, aggressiveness, and outbursts.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
A week after his outbursts were broadcast to millions by FOX’s TV cameras, his was on the end of one on NBC cameras.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
The astonishing Laanstra-Corn does not play Hedvig purely as an innocent; there’s something as dangerous and emotionally labile in her shocked face as there is in Gregers’s explosive outbursts.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The authors produced models for a scenario in which methane is released in plume-like outbursts.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Macmillan has a musician's kind of knack for sculpting outbursts, rants and other verbal arias.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Doja Cat has long a history of online outbursts and sharp words for even her fans.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
After a while new outbursts of rage may renew the struggle, but, each time this happens, weeping is interrupted.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
This can lead to rapid mood swings, difficulty controlling emotions, aggressiveness, and outbursts.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
A week after his outbursts were broadcast to millions by FOX’s TV cameras, his was on the end of one on NBC cameras.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
The astonishing Laanstra-Corn does not play Hedvig purely as an innocent; there’s something as dangerous and emotionally labile in her shocked face as there is in Gregers’s explosive outbursts.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outbursts
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But that does not stop him from making an impact in smaller bursts.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Bassitt, Schneider said, is stretched out enough to pitch in short bursts or log four to five innings.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Ali was scoring plenty with jabs and flurries, but his attempts to land big punches mostly fell flat.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thin air and unpredictable wind flurries near Everest’s highest elevations prevent the drones from operating at some of the final camps leading to the summit.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
27 Aug. 2025
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Instead, they are designed to focus on the large solar eruptions because these have the most effects on infrastructure on Earth.—
Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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Stellar activity could affect the gas cloud, causing episodic behavior that could mimic eruptions.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Telegram channels and Ukrainian media reported that there were explosions in Feodosia overnight Sunday after drones attacked an oil depot which caused a fire that could be seen miles away.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The blast set off smaller explosions, local officials said, and shook homes as far as 15 miles away while scattering debris over half a square mile.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The transmission detected in a Nassau County resident comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Americans to be on high alert for the virus following outbreaks in Cuba and China this year.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Epidemiologists study flu activity in the Southern Hemisphere, which has opposite seasons than the United States, to predict what could lie ahead with seasonal virus outbreaks in the United States, Blocher-Smith said.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
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Storms can be spotty and short-lived, while others can unleash strong winds, flashes of lightning and torrential downpours.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The offense had some flashes early.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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For that reason, wax paper should only be used for short spurts, at low to medium power—not for extended heating.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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For optical lasers, these irregular spurts – or filamentation – result from the index of refraction changing in the laser material.—
Thomas Linker,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Wind gusts between 40 and 60 mph could bring down trees and power lines from southeastern Virginia to southern New England, while rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches may lead to urban flooding, said an advisory from AccuWeather shared with .—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Outbursts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbursts. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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