as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently
after years of decline, street crime blazed up again
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The 37-acre search field near Murfreesboro sits atop an ancient volcanic pipe that erupted roughly 100 million years ago.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
19 Aug. 2025 -
Zelensky will seek to avoid the type of fireworks that erupted during his last visit, without making painful concessions that reward Putin’s war efforts.—
Colin Meyn,
The Hill,
18 Aug. 2025
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In 1968: France became the world’s fifth thermonuclear power, exploding a hydrogen bomb in a test on French Polynesia.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Another Starship exploded on a test stand in June at SpaceX's sprawling rocket development facility in South Texas.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
24 Aug. 2025
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If Dieng isn’t able to break out next season, or at least carve out a real role in the rotation, his time in Oklahoma City may come to an end by this time next year, if not earlier.—
Nick Crain,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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An American Airlines flight traveling from Philadelphia to Phoenix made a safe landing on Aug. 23 after a fire broke out inside the cabin, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Blaze (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blaze%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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