explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
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Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
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Finally, in 1910, came a fabled explosion that has been dramatized in several Gustav-and-Alma movies.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
One witness in Havre de Grace, Maryland, recorded video of the eerie glow, showing the fireball resembled a silent explosion that lit the early morning as most people slept.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
The six workers who died in the Kleen Energy explosion 15 years ago will be honored in a remembrance on Sunday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Officials said the explosion was contained to the chamber and firefighters were able to quickly put out the resulting flames.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
One witness in Havre de Grace, Maryland, recorded video of the eerie glow, showing the fireball resembled a silent explosion that lit the early morning as most people slept.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
The six workers who died in the Kleen Energy explosion 15 years ago will be honored in a remembrance on Sunday.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Officials said the explosion was contained to the chamber and firefighters were able to quickly put out the resulting flames.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
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