1
as in eruptions
the act or an instance of exploding
the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima
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2
as in bursts
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 scenes
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 explosions
Flaring involves burning off residual vapors or gases in a safe manner to depressurize them and prevent explosions or accidents.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, Atallah Abu Hadaiyed heard explosions in Gaza City during his morning prayers and ran outside to find his cousins lying on the ground as flames curled around them.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Usually, astronomers come up empty, seeing just the lingering effects of such explosions.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This, however, was fireworks with dazzling explosions.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The days since the raid on Maduro’s compound have felt slow and difficult, according to one woman who saw the explosions from a distance with her boyfriend.
—Cnn 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Rebecca Hall plays an impossibly chic British FBI agent investigating the string of hot-person body explosions with Evan Peters, who cannot deliver a proper French pronunciation to save his life.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
These include the formation, evolution and explosions of stars where elements are created.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
Video footage that appeared to be taken at the scene captured loud blasts and the sky glowing following explosions that began around midnight and lasted about two hours in the area of Diori Hamani International Airport.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, Atallah Abu Hadaiyed heard explosions in Gaza City during his morning prayers and ran outside to find his cousins lying on the ground as flames curled around them.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Usually, astronomers come up empty, seeing just the lingering effects of such explosions.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 6 Feb. 2026
This, however, was fireworks with dazzling explosions.
—Richard Greenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The days since the raid on Maduro’s compound have felt slow and difficult, according to one woman who saw the explosions from a distance with her boyfriend.
—Cnn 9 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Rebecca Hall plays an impossibly chic British FBI agent investigating the string of hot-person body explosions with Evan Peters, who cannot deliver a proper French pronunciation to save his life.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
These include the formation, evolution and explosions of stars where elements are created.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Feb. 2026
Video footage that appeared to be taken at the scene captured loud blasts and the sky glowing following explosions that began around midnight and lasted about two hours in the area of Diori Hamani International Airport.
—Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosions
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Solar flares are large eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the sun, which could last from minutes to hours, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Kilauea’s eruptions are Pele’s movements.—
Tommy Orange,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Also, some bursts showed strong circular polarization, a signal characteristic of magnetic processes.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Hulu has steadily built a library of bold, thought-provoking miniseries that have managed to entertain audiences in short bursts.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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The giraffe herd stays behind the scenes at the zoo as construction continues on the new complex which is slated to open early this summer.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Paula Pell may have spent the last decade stealing scenes in series like Girls5Eva, AP Bio and, now, The ‘Burbs, but the multihyphenate hasn’t moved on from writing.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Others were instant detonations.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, calculations on the fallout from atmospheric detonations forced scientists to rethink this.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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For his courtroom outbursts, Davis found Thompson in contempt of court and added a little more than four and a half years to his sentence.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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An audience member was removed at one point for outbursts during remarks by commissioner Carrie Prejean, who rejected notions that anti-Zionism equates to antisemitism.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Buoyed by last weekend’s second-half performance in their 2-2 draw with Manchester City, Spurs showed flashes of promise before their leader was sent off.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Blurry images of body-camera footage from the encounter, shared by the DA, show muzzle flashes and the suspect holding something in his hand noted to be a gun.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Nov. 2025
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Sustained, strong winds with even stronger gusts are happening.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Explosions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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