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as in explosion
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the judge directed the courtroom spectators to refrain from any outbursts when the verdict was read
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as in flurry
a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity
there was a remarkable outburst of work in the office as the visiting VIPs made their tour
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as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding
in the outburst known as a supernova, the star may reach an intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun
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Recent Examples of outburst
And about a month later, Hill himself apologized for the outburst.
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Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
That same year, the actor was fired from the sitcom following a series of erratic public outbursts and reported clashes with showrunner Chuck Lorre.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Laughter and cheers were heard in the background, but hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere said the outburst had nothing to do with Kirk’s death.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
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Dianna Russini, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
That same year, the actor was fired from the sitcom following a series of erratic public outbursts and reported clashes with showrunner Chuck Lorre.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Laughter and cheers were heard in the background, but hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere said the outburst had nothing to do with Kirk’s death.
—Dominick Mastrangelo, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
With his natural charisma and naked emotion, Thug and Big Bank go all the way back to rapper’s childhood traumas (his apartment complex burning down, his older brother dying in front of him) to try to get to the bottom of his emotional outbursts.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
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Sure, other fates are possible, like direct collapse to a black hole or explosions through the pair-instability mechanism, but a core-collapse supernova (also known as a type II supernova) represents the fate of the majority of the most massive stars ever to be born.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such an explosion would happen to the smallest possible black holes, at most, once every 100,000 years, according to previous theories.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The flurry of updates came three days after Robinson was arrested following an intensive hunt for Kirk's killer.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The flurry of summer comes to an end and routine returns.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
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As part of the new study, Knutsen and her team programmed Perseverance's cameras to watch the sky after solar eruptions known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) blasted in the direction of Mars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kamchatka sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where tectonic activity frequently triggers earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.—
Amanda Castro
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The burst of color from the roses, flowers and greenery perfectly complemented the vibrant and textural creations.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The bursts of action punctuate these lulls and sync perfectly with the intro song, Shortchange Hero (by The Heavy).—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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New Mexico and Arizona will also see an increase in showers and thunderstorms and a possibility for localized flash flooding today into Friday.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The sirens are concentrated in communities like Crusoe and Lake Logan, which have previously been devastated by flash flooding and where cell service has failed during storms like Helene and Tropical Storm Fred.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Outburst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outburst. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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