explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
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Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
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Advertisement City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office calculated that, as of February, the explosion has cost the city close to $10.5 million.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Michael Cross, 55, was working in his garage when the explosion happened, The Tribune Democrat reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
In fact, some drone shows incorporate fireworks into their closing act; the event Sky Elements produced at Navy Pier in September concluded with shimmery explosions.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
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—Chris Isidore, CNN, 29 June 2024
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Michael Cross, 55, was working in his garage when the explosion happened, The Tribune Democrat reported.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2024
In fact, some drone shows incorporate fireworks into their closing act; the event Sky Elements produced at Navy Pier in September concluded with shimmery explosions.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2024
Big dollars at stake Oil company BP agreed to pay $4 billion in penalties to settle criminal charges, including felony manslaughter charges, related to the explosion and oil spill at its Deepwater Horizon oil platform in 2010.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 29 June 2024
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explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
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