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
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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Given the explosion of WNBA collectibles — a Caitlin Clark rookie card sold for $234,850 back in December, or roughly the current max salary a WNBA player can earn under the current CBA — this is some extremely high-value territory.
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Howard Megdal, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Plans for the upcoming flight test, which SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced this week, come a little more than a month since the last Starship launch ended in an explosion minutes after lifting off from Starbase in South Texas.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Like raw meat and poultry, eggs can harbor salmonella bacteria, so an eggy explosion could put those bugs in contact with other items in the freezer.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Half Man follows estranged brothers Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd), whose presence at a wedding leads to an explosion of violence that catapults the audience back over four decades from their first meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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Howard Megdal, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Plans for the upcoming flight test, which SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced this week, come a little more than a month since the last Starship launch ended in an explosion minutes after lifting off from Starbase in South Texas.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Like raw meat and poultry, eggs can harbor salmonella bacteria, so an eggy explosion could put those bugs in contact with other items in the freezer.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Half Man follows estranged brothers Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd), whose presence at a wedding leads to an explosion of violence that catapults the audience back over four decades from their first meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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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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