as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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The reaction by members of Greenland's parliament and residents has rendered that unlikely, with anger erupting over the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island.—
PHILIP CROWTHER,
Time,
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In recent weeks, employees worked with uncertainty amid signs that the likelihood of Mount Spurr, a volcano near Anchorage, erupting in the next few weeks or months had increased.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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As stablecoin usage explodes to 30 million monthly active addresses (a 53% increase year-over-year according to Dune Analytics) their real-world utility is becoming impossible to ignore.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Air raid sirens rang out and exploding interceptor rockets were heard in Jerusalem.—
Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Arguments can grow heated, traps can be stolen and destroyed, and fights can break out.—
ByRefael Kubersky,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
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Officials did not break out a separate figure for the city of L.A. LAHSA officials released the early snapshot of the data amid a tumultuous public debate over the performance and future of the joint-powers agency created by the city and county in the 1990s to manage homelessness funds.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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