1
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 blaze erupted just before 2 a.m. at a three-story rowhouse on Astor St., according to WCBS.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
According to the police, Jillian Lauren Shriner stood in her backyard with a handgun as the chaos erupted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The scientists—who conduct genetic sampling of endangered salmon to check the species’ stock status and survival—routinely work with chemicals that can burn skin, erupt into flames, and cause cancer.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Senior captain Kiera Fitzpatrick (seven goals, two assists) paced the attack once again, as Methuen (5-2) erupted for an 18-4 victory over Dracut in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
According to the police, Jillian Lauren Shriner stood in her backyard with a handgun as the chaos erupted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
The scientists—who conduct genetic sampling of endangered salmon to check the species’ stock status and survival—routinely work with chemicals that can burn skin, erupt into flames, and cause cancer.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
Senior captain Kiera Fitzpatrick (seven goals, two assists) paced the attack once again, as Methuen (5-2) erupted for an 18-4 victory over Dracut in the Merrimack Valley Conference.
—Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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Chisholm was ejected from the Yankees’ Thursday win over the Rays for emphatically arguing balls and strikes after home plate umpire John Bacon struck him out on a low, outside, 3-2 pitch in the seventh inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Trae Young scored 28 points in defeat, but was ejected after receiving two technical fouls towards the end of the game.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the decades following the Clifford Ball, the popularity of music festivals exploded, a trend that Phish inadvertently helped engineer.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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One thing is clear: Nationwide injunctions against Trump’s policies by federal district court judges have exploded during his time in the White House, while those against the policies of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden also increased, but to a much lesser extent.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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According to them, that means you— the person reading this article—could be expelled from the United States without meaningful recourse.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Columbia took some action afterward, such as expelling and suspending some student protesters who occupied a campus building during demonstrations.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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Instead, the meats are cooked on spits off-site and loaded onto the truck.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
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The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.—
Kayte Spector-Bagdady,
The Conversation,
2 Apr. 2025
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This signal made the initial detection exciting: on a planet that may have a massive ocean, there is likely a gas that is, on Earth, emitted by biological organisms.—
Daniel Apai,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Searching images from other telescopes, the astronomers found an object emitting visible and infrared light right at the ORC’s center.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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Blood spurts everywhere as Drummond falls down dead and the elevator opens on the testing floor.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 Mar. 2025
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Live video feeds showed magma spurting from the ground during the volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúk crater series.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Cops are on the lookout for a woman who attacked two restaurant workers after spewing anti-Asian remarks at a Harlem Chinese eatery early this month.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Before long, the pristine snow erupts into a dark mass that spews a stream of writhing, hungry predators.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Night skiing was featured to enable locals to ski after work, and on most afternoons in winter, yellow buses disgorged scores of local students, who took over the mountain.—
David Goodman,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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