1
as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
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as in to explode
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupt
But chaos erupts when the anaconda escapes mid-filming, forcing the team deep into the jungle in search of another.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
His extra hosting appearance this week comes as a wave of backlash amongst the entertainment industry has erupted in the wake of Kimmel’s sidelining.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Social media erupted with calls to boycott Disney and ABC following Kimmel’s suspension.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The confrontation erupted Wednesday in York County as officers closed in on Ruth near his family's farm outside Hanover.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
His extra hosting appearance this week comes as a wave of backlash amongst the entertainment industry has erupted in the wake of Kimmel’s sidelining.
—James Powel, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Social media erupted with calls to boycott Disney and ABC following Kimmel’s suspension.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
The confrontation erupted Wednesday in York County as officers closed in on Ruth near his family's farm outside Hanover.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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The fan was immediately ejected from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by security.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What the law changes Before SB 2929, referees and judges had to issue a verbal warning before ejecting a spectator.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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That is when rent prices—as well as home prices—exploded amid a sudden surge in demand as the pandemic triggered a wave of people moving from bigger cities to smaller towns and the suburbs or looking to live on their own.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Believe it or not, the spider population hasn't suddenly exploded.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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There is a long history of tumult in American cricket, with USA Cricket Association - the previous governing body - expelled in 2017 after being suspended three times before that.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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As stated, the rules committee is starting to crack down on any sort of action that would be deemed as unsportsmanlike, and that was evident in Week 1 when Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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But these surveys, many of them credible and worth considering, often spit out different data, allowing interested readers to draw different, sometimes contradictory, conclusions.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When the bacterium is emitted into the atmosphere, these INPs generate ice particles — a process called ice nucleation that is the first step in rain formation in cold clouds.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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This means more of the plasma is available to be spewed onto the space junk, and more plasma means more thrust.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Whether aged for a decade on lees or freshly disgorged to capture youthful verve, these sparklers are redefining American méthode traditionnelle.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Then the pick-up trucks come and disgorge their expensive property around the bullring.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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