as in erupted
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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A lot has changed since that day — the Iran war erupted and widened before a tenuous ceasefire was reached.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026 -
Two EMTs were responding to a call about an elderly patient when gunfire erupted and an 18-year-old was shot in the stomach nearby.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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After the landing, Starship toppled over into the ocean waters and exploded in a magnificent fireball (again, as planned) as SpaceX workers cheered.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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But what began as a small safety-net program has exploded into one of the largest drug purchasing programs in America, eclipsing Medicaid.—
Al Sharpton,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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However, several other disturbances broke out as hundreds of people on the beach attempted to leave simultaneously, officials noted.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The blaze is one of several that recently broke out in Southern California, including the largest fire ever recorded on Santa Rosa Island and two brush fires that broke out in Riverside County on Tuesday.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Blazed (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazed%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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