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as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event
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as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger
the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials
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Recent Examples of explosion
What many feared would become a flattening of the world instead became an explosion of difference.
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Silvano Ippolito, who lives across from the building where the explosion happened, described hearing it and seeing a boy on the ground being attended to by other people.
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Philippe Magoni,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Monaco emergency services near the site of an explosion in a residential building near the French border, on June 29, 2026.
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CBS News,
30 June 2026
The filmmaker joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss the glitch in the matrix (so to speak) that produced such an unfettered and uncensored explosion of self-expression.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Silvano Ippolito, who lives across from the building where the explosion happened, described hearing it and seeing a boy on the ground being attended to by other people.
—
Philippe Magoni,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
Monaco emergency services near the site of an explosion in a residential building near the French border, on June 29, 2026.
—
CBS News,
30 June 2026
The filmmaker joins the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to discuss the glitch in the matrix (so to speak) that produced such an unfettered and uncensored explosion of self-expression.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for explosion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosion
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The intense burst of X-rays released during the eruption reached Earth in just over 8 minutes, triggering strong (R3) radio blackouts across the daylight side of Earth.
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Emissions from volcanic eruptions can also cause some chemical chaos in this system.
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Jennifer Storms, chief marketing officer for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, said her team has carefully planned the timing of the spots to coincide with the burst of patriotism and celebration around America 250 events.
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Used on the plate (rather than during cooking), finishing salt adds crunch, elegance and a burst of salinity.
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The show was always brilliant at orchestrating moods, with its slow-fast, quiet-loud contrasts, its extreme close-ups and noisy action scenes.
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Collett is, ultimately, the reason D'Arcy dreaded performing that scene.
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This first atomic detonation not only transformed the New Mexico desert but also ushered in the nuclear age, altering WWII and creating an enduring moral burden.
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Perhaps, Galbreath said, the Space Force should consider improved radiation shielding for its satellites in low-Earth orbit to protect them against a potential nuclear detonation.
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The pitcher and batter didn’t acknowledge the outburst, although Wrobleski’s pitch ended up in the dirt for a full count.
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Fresh off a 22-run outburst Friday, the question became what would the Sox do for an encore Saturday.
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Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
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Firefighters halted the forward progress of the Happy Fire, a collection of small blazes burning Tuesday along a roadside southeast of Placerville, and evacuation orders affecting about 300 area residents had been downgraded to warnings.
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The crew was overtaken by a fast-moving blaze with no viable escape route or safety zone, the US Wildland Fire Service said.
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Officials in New Jersey sparked mixed reactions after voting to pave the way for the redevelopment of a former iconic amusement park.
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This unwanted movement, known as the polysulfide shuttle effect, causes active material loss, side reactions, self-discharge, and rapid capacity degradation.
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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