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as in ejected
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 exploded
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupted
Without another word, O'Neal immediately nailed the shot, and Reese erupted in cheers.
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Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's microphone was temporarily muted Tuesday night by CBS News during the debate after a fact-check erupted into an argument.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
An infant and man were injured by gunfire Sunday night after shots erupted following a confrontation between two large groups of people, authorities said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Gunfire erupted between the gunman and officers on scene.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
Numerous eyewitness and media reports had documented Eritrean involvement in the war, which erupted less than a year after Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic rapprochement with Eritrea.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
Recall that the crisis erupted in 2013 when President Viktor Yanukovych balked at the EU’s harsh accession terms and opted instead to align with Russia.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's microphone was temporarily muted Tuesday night by CBS News during the debate after a fact-check erupted into an argument.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
An infant and man were injured by gunfire Sunday night after shots erupted following a confrontation between two large groups of people, authorities said.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Residents of an entire Georgia county were asked to shelter in place after a fire and ongoing chemical release erupted at a plant east of Atlanta on Sunday.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Gunfire erupted between the gunman and officers on scene.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024
Numerous eyewitness and media reports had documented Eritrean involvement in the war, which erupted less than a year after Abiy won the Nobel Peace Prize for his historic rapprochement with Eritrea.
—Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2021
Recall that the crisis erupted in 2013 when President Viktor Yanukovych balked at the EU’s harsh accession terms and opted instead to align with Russia.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupted
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The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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Graves said the collision caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus and that person died.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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This was before the release of Bong Joon-ho’s multi-Oscar winner Parasite, before Korean cinema exploded worldwide and before CJ Entertainment became one of the biggest global production outfits with its 2022 acquisition of Endeavor Content (now Fifth Season).Soomee Park, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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The bomb that exploded on Wednesday, however, detonated before it could be found, causing concern but fortunately no casualties.Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
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So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
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For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
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Israeli media reported that coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spat at churches.JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
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Voyager 2 has three radioisotope thermoelectric generators that power the spacecraft by converting heat emitted by the decaying plutonium into electricity.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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Amid the solar activity, the sun even emitted an explosive burst of radiation that became the largest solar flare detected since 2017, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
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Two unidentified staff members were offered a plea deal for their charge of official oppression after slamming a child’s head into a brick pillar and spitting on him as he was dragged away to solitary confinement.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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At the time, an early stint on Barney & Friends had led to a leading role on Wizards, which sucked her into the Disney machine and, later, spit her out a chart-topping superstar.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Erupted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupted. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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