1
as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding
the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima
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2
as in burst
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event
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3
as in scene
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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The explosion of interest in weight-loss medication from brands like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro has rocked the medical and pharmaceutical landscape.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
At that point, a thermonuclear explosion blasts the remaining material off the white dwarf, and the cycle resets.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Strikes this week follow the explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies throughout the country last week.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
The country has been rocked by multiple crises in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive fertilizer explosion in the Port of Beirut in 2020 that killed more than 200 people and left roughly 250,000 others homeless.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2024
At that point, a thermonuclear explosion blasts the remaining material off the white dwarf, and the cycle resets.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
Strikes this week follow the explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies throughout the country last week.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
The country has been rocked by multiple crises in recent years, including the COVID-19 pandemic and a massive fertilizer explosion in the Port of Beirut in 2020 that killed more than 200 people and left roughly 250,000 others homeless.
—Jacob Knutson, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosion. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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