1
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
Musk, whose partisan outbursts reportedly cost Tesla one million sales, remains the world’s wealthiest person, and could become the first-ever trillionaire.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Vahid’s ensuing road trip leads to mayhem and outbursts as well as some quite funny moments.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Bolt later acknowledged that his outbursts were often just showmanship and a distraction from his focus on tournaments.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
That includes a pair of four-touchdown outbursts against the Jets and Bengals.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Davidson’s condition, which leads him to make foul-mouthed outbursts, was barely understood at the time and was the source of misunderstandings, bullying, and harassment.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
As Sonia, the scene-stealing Shana Wride dominates almost every scene, first with comic outbursts and later with heartbreaking vulnerability.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 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
Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Vahid’s ensuing road trip leads to mayhem and outbursts as well as some quite funny moments.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Bolt later acknowledged that his outbursts were often just showmanship and a distraction from his focus on tournaments.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
That includes a pair of four-touchdown outbursts against the Jets and Bengals.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Davidson’s condition, which leads him to make foul-mouthed outbursts, was barely understood at the time and was the source of misunderstandings, bullying, and harassment.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
As Sonia, the scene-stealing Shana Wride dominates almost every scene, first with comic outbursts and later with heartbreaking vulnerability.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outbursts
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Remember to be patient as auroras may arrive in quiet bursts, glowing faintly before becoming vibrant waves of color.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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This stick-slip behavior is explained by the elastic-rebound theory, which describes how strain builds gradually and is released in sudden bursts.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mild with occasional snow flurries, but calm most of the week.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Historically, volcanic eruptions have blasted millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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These vast eruptions hurl immense clouds of magnetized plasma from the sun's corona into interplanetary space, sometimes at millions of miles per hour.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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These meteors are particularly known for being rich in fireballs, illuminating the sky with large explosions of light and color, and can produce about five meteors an hour at their peak.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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It’s most often seen in people who play sports like football, hockey and soccer, but it’s also been detected in the brains of soldiers who have been injured in explosions and in some people who experienced domestic violence.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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The country is already in the midst of its worst measles year in three decades, with more than 1,500 cases and current outbreaks in South Carolina and Minnesota.—
Arthur Allen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The virus is highly contagious for birds, and the state is working to prevent outbreaks and help residents keep backyard flocks safe.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Among the first to draw the camera flashes were Cindy Crawford and Kaia Gerber, the ultimate mother-daughter duo, both in custom Gucci gowns.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Already one of the best perimeter defenders in the league, the 6-foot-7 swingman, still just 22, has exhibited flashes of potency on the other end of the court.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In fact the water it’s formed from sometimes spurts out of the ground at boiling point.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, that study defined short spurts as structured, moderate-to-vigorous activity.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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What Happens Next As of early Friday, a wind advisory was in place for the city, with the NWS warning of winds between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The supermodel arrived at the Empire State Building on Thursday and stayed balanced through the strong gusts of wind with the help of a pair of sturdy thigh-high boots.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Outbursts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outbursts. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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