1
as in eruptions
the act or an instance of exploding
the explosion of the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima
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2
as in bursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
the explosion of patriotic feeling that the country experienced after that momentous event
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3
as in scenes
an outburst or display of excited anger
the tennis player's expletive-enriched explosions on the court tested the patience of officials
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Recent Examples of explosions
Survivors report explosions and damage to the fuselage was evident at the crash site.
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Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
While states like Texas and Oklahoma have seen explosions in renewable energy generation during the last decade, Arizona’s production grew by a much smaller amount.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
The explosions led to three deaths and injuries to more than 20 people, some of whom were children.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
What To Know The fatal explosions occurred in Honolulu, where a series of mortar-style aerials ignited a chain reaction of blasts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Not only is Russia's Ukrainian natural gas artery down, but the Nord Stream gas pipelines also remain damaged by as-yet unexplained explosions in September 2022.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
As a series of explosions could be heard destroying the structure's support pillars, causing the old hotel to fall inward, the crowd of onlookers are heard in the video erupting in cheers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists have yet to X-ray the ancient columns for possible hairline fractures from the force of months of explosions around them, Ghazal says.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The family remains in Kharkiv despite the war, living through constant bombing, deafening explosions, and other realities of war.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
While states like Texas and Oklahoma have seen explosions in renewable energy generation during the last decade, Arizona’s production grew by a much smaller amount.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
The explosions led to three deaths and injuries to more than 20 people, some of whom were children.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
What To Know The fatal explosions occurred in Honolulu, where a series of mortar-style aerials ignited a chain reaction of blasts.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Not only is Russia's Ukrainian natural gas artery down, but the Nord Stream gas pipelines also remain damaged by as-yet unexplained explosions in September 2022.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
As a series of explosions could be heard destroying the structure's support pillars, causing the old hotel to fall inward, the crowd of onlookers are heard in the video erupting in cheers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Archaeologists have yet to X-ray the ancient columns for possible hairline fractures from the force of months of explosions around them, Ghazal says.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
The family remains in Kharkiv despite the war, living through constant bombing, deafening explosions, and other realities of war.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explosions
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Scientists have successfully predicted eruptions at Axial Seamount in the past, most notably in 2011, marking the first accurate forecast of a submarine volcano's eruption.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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The event, which took place in 1831, was one of the largest eruptions of the 19th century and resulted in significant climate cooling of around one degree Celsius in the Northern Hemisphere over the course of the subsequent years.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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That switch in Sean’s life gave you more scenes with Harrison Ford.—
Christy Piña,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2024
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Nevertheless, Shin steals most of his scenes, playing his role with a winning combination of deductive reasoning and righteous indignation.—
Simon Abrams,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Plenty of exploding stars are also adept at blasting outbursts of this high-energy light.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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These outbursts' light output didn't resemble any previous cosmic explosion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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The forecast says snow, freezing rain, and sleet might come late afternoon, as well as wind with gusts as high as 24 mph and temperatures in the 30s.—
Natalie Davies,
Detroit Free Press,
24 Dec. 2024
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Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s, and wind gusts will be around 27 miles per hour.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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Other Reddit users shared their thoughts and reactions to the discovery in the comments section.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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The cold turkey approach potentially leads to severe reactions in their body.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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These shipments resulted in seizures of cocaine by law enforcement in the greater Los Angeles area between April and August.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
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Symptoms of invasive illness include fever, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance and seizures.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Explosions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explosions. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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