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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
There have been intermittent outbursts of violence against immigrants since then.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Police said Poirier continued making verbal outbursts and took an aggressive stance toward officers.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The symptoms often look different in dads—anger or sudden outbursts, irritability and substance misuse, for example.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
Their gripes aren’t just about Sirianni’s outbursts — which, in fairness, mirror those of so many Philly fans.
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Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Brown, who entered the courtroom wearing a black and gray jumpsuit and orange shackles on his hands and feet, had multiple outbursts during the brief hearing Tuesday morning.
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Andy Buck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
What to read next The major mission disrupters come in the form of meteor storms and outbursts, which see a dramatic increase in the quantity of interplanetary debris choking the Earth-moon environment.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Big emotional displays, accompanied by big tears and angry outbursts, aren't a sign that something is broken but an indicator that everything is securely intact.
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Sarah Scott,
Parents,
1 June 2026
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Police said Poirier continued making verbal outbursts and took an aggressive stance toward officers.
—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
The symptoms often look different in dads—anger or sudden outbursts, irritability and substance misuse, for example.
—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
Their gripes aren’t just about Sirianni’s outbursts — which, in fairness, mirror those of so many Philly fans.
—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
But her outbursts frightened the children too.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Brown, who entered the courtroom wearing a black and gray jumpsuit and orange shackles on his hands and feet, had multiple outbursts during the brief hearing Tuesday morning.
—
Andy Buck,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
What to read next The major mission disrupters come in the form of meteor storms and outbursts, which see a dramatic increase in the quantity of interplanetary debris choking the Earth-moon environment.
—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 June 2026
Big emotional displays, accompanied by big tears and angry outbursts, aren't a sign that something is broken but an indicator that everything is securely intact.
—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outbursts
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Focaccia bursts with the flavors of a Chicago hot dog.
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The presence of this ultraviolet light, and the star-forming history of the cluster producing it, suggests that bursts of star formation contributed to waves of ionizing radiation that gradually cleared out the opaque neutral hydrogen.
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Even then, there are flurries of intense activity.
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.
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The hotel staff can help direct you to info about eruptions, closures, and options for outdoor experiences.
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During The Great Dying, massive volcanic eruptions triggered catastrophic climate changes that altered the planet’s entire biosphere.
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The satellite's primary objective, though, is to observe gamma-ray bursts – events triggered by the catastrophic deaths of massive stars and considered to be the most powerful types of explosions in the universe.
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The observatory has spent over two decades as a sort of orbital sentinel that scans the cosmos for gamma-ray bursts, ready to quickly point itself at the short-lived — but insanely powerful — space explosions at a moment's notice.
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That monitoring period was set because symptoms of hantavirus have taken as long as 42 days to appear in previous outbreaks.
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Other factors, including the early stages of hurricane season and periodic Saharan dust outbreaks, can also influence conditions, but are less consistent drivers at this range.
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Set a little back from the sea, there are flashes of blue on property; better views (and stunning sunsets) from the rooftop Bougainvillea Bar; plus a private club on the public beach, a few minutes away and reached by hotel shuttle.
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Long-term, Burries has a non-zero chance to cement himself as Flagg’s sidekick if his flashes of on-ball creation become go-to parts of his arsenal.
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Throat-slittings are conveyed not with spurts of blood but with creepy sound and lighting effects.
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What followed were decades of growth that looked fine in the aggregate and felt hollow in practice—punctuated by brief spurts of genuine buoyancy that raised expectations before collapsing them.
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.
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Winds are expected to be southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph and relative humidity as low as 5%.
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“Outbursts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbursts. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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