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as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in snapped
to break suddenly with an explosive sound
the last strand popped, causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in drilled
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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Recent Examples of popped
The signature purple glow has popped up, then disappeared, across the country as the lamps slowly fail and are replaced.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Lucky Duck also popped up again to insinuate that the panel's guesses for the latter costume were way off, well, base.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But everything changed in December 2022 when a Snapchat notification popped up on Dunn’s phone with Fogdestam’s name.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
A week later, his name popped up on a list of Venezuelans who were being held at the Central American mega prison.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index popped more than 2% on the back of a rise in Chinese tech stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Signs of protest have popped up outside the single-story Looney Tunes building that is scheduled to be razed to make way for base camp space.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Liberty Energy — The energy stock popped 5% following an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
This will be the first time Alinea has popped up in New York City, and the dinner will be a mix of the restaurant’s enduring classics from its two-decade history (expect some food that floats) and new experiences created specifically for the Olmsted space.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
Lucky Duck also popped up again to insinuate that the panel's guesses for the latter costume were way off, well, base.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But everything changed in December 2022 when a Snapchat notification popped up on Dunn’s phone with Fogdestam’s name.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
A week later, his name popped up on a list of Venezuelans who were being held at the Central American mega prison.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index popped more than 2% on the back of a rise in Chinese tech stocks.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
Signs of protest have popped up outside the single-story Looney Tunes building that is scheduled to be razed to make way for base camp space.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Liberty Energy — The energy stock popped 5% following an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
This will be the first time Alinea has popped up in New York City, and the dinner will be a mix of the restaurant’s enduring classics from its two-decade history (expect some food that floats) and new experiences created specifically for the Olmsted space.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popped
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First, the report represents billions of dollars in AI funding in dots, and shows visually how the field exploded in the last 10 years.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The house that exploded is completely destroyed.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Apr. 2025
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Stash houses were detonated; suspects detained.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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His wife, Shannon, a Navy cryptologist, was killed in 2019 along with three other Americans when a suicide bomber detonated his vest outside a restaurant in Manbij, in northern Syria.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Stretford End was demolished and replaced.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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The area has remained surface parking lots since 2012, when the arena was demolished.—
Ryan Deto,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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An officer in North Carolina was shot to death while in the line of duty two days before Christmas.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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That final scene on the cliff’s edge was shot on location in the middle of winter.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Dec. 2024
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The war has destroyed vast areas of Gaza, displaced most of the population and left nearly everyone dependent on international aid.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Homes and the nearby shops on North Fair Oaks had been destroyed.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Popped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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