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as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano erupted clouds of poisonous gas and tons of hot ash
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as in to explode
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupt
The car erupted into flames, careened across the track like a meteor on a particularly bad day, and came to rest against the wall as little more than a smoldering wreck.
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As a group of firefighters walked in Wednesday evening, the cafeteria erupted in applause.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
On a recent Iceland expedition with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, my family, including my then six-year-old son, witnessed the horizon glow orange as a volcanic fissure erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise, equal parts mettle and dazzle, erupts with a fully fleshed lead performance that should finally bring him his just due as an actor, while Jack Nicholson forges a terrific performance as an ironpants militarist.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
As a group of firefighters walked in Wednesday evening, the cafeteria erupted in applause.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
On a recent Iceland expedition with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions, my family, including my then six-year-old son, witnessed the horizon glow orange as a volcanic fissure erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula.
—Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise, equal parts mettle and dazzle, erupts with a fully fleshed lead performance that should finally bring him his just due as an actor, while Jack Nicholson forges a terrific performance as an ironpants militarist.
—Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
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He was also ejected for going at Draymond Green in a postseason game two years ago.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles led 21-7 after the first quarter, the Commanders had five turnovers, an Eagles player was ejected for giving the crowd the bird and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts had to leave the game with a concussion.Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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The scores come after an incredibly tumultuous year for schools across the country, as issues surrounding the Israel-Hamas war exploded on campuses in the form of protests and encampments.Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The launch failure this week followed the first attempt to launch the Kairos rocket in March, when the launcher exploded just five seconds after liftoff.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Title 42 is a controversial Trump-era policy that allowed for asylum-seekers to be expelled from the country.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 22 Dec. 2024
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Like walking into the dense Amazonian jungle and suddenly finding yourself in an open clearing, the entryway is a narrow, curving driveway that spits visitors into a cavernous inner chamber.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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He was outfitted with a spit screen to prevent him from spitting on others.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Data centers and transmission networks worldwide are already responsible for emitting as much carbon dioxide annually as Brazil, according to the IEA, and that number is expected to rise as AI use grows.Heiko Claussen, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eyewitness reports, social media videos and officials confirm the drones are up to 6 feet in diameter, can quickly go from emitting eerie lights to no light at all and often avoid detection.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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With the former, your immune cells detect a threat and spurt out substances that widen your blood vessels, allowing more blood (and immune cells) to get to the affected area—an essential process for fighting germs and recovering from physical trauma.Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Dec. 2024
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Moshiri has abandoned meaningful interviews and communicates only in fits and spurts with the fan advisory board, inevitably failing to offer any true clarity.Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Although my top picks span a variety of genres, many of them have a similar spewing quality.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The eruption spewed tons of tephra—rock fragments ejected from the volcano—into Yokohama and Tokyo, some 60 miles east of Fuji.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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As such, the judge couldn't really grant Encompass' request that profits be disgorged.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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Shkreli’s request that the Supreme Court take his appeal of a federal judge’s decision was his last chance to overturn the penalty that held him personally responsible for disgorging profits his company made from selling the drug Daraprim.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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