groundburst

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for groundburst
Noun
  • There was a pandemic homeschooling boom; perhaps some families incorrectly got the idea that in-person schooling is just plain optional.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
  • One result of those changes was a boom in loan forgiveness.
    Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The actress currently works with stylist Dara, who also dresses TikToker and up-and-coming pop star Addison Rae.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
  • At the same time, Kelce has used his NFL platform as a launching pad into even wider mainstream pop culture exposure.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The asteroid is estimated to be traveling at about 17 km (10.5 miles) per second, which would create a large airburst and shock wave in the atmosphere.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The Chelyabinsk airburst, caused when a small asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere and exploded over a Russian city in February 2013, rattled many astronomers, space agencies and governments, and partly in response to this dramatic event, NASA reactivated NEOWISE in September 2013.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Groundburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/groundburst. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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