groundburst

noun

Definition of groundburstnext
as in boom

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  1. boom
  2. pop
  3. airburst
Noun
  • While Joann initially saw a sales boom during the pandemic as people focused on arts and crafts projects, sales declined in the years following.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • This energy boom has kept U.S. oil and gas prices low, even during international conflicts.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of boom
Noun
  • Burnett deliberately stayed away from the trend of pairing veteran artists with a raft of current pop chart toppers to appeal to the broadest possible audience.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Ethel Cain: Perverts [Daughters of Cain] Ethel Cain found unlikely pop fandom with Preacher’s Daughter, her 2022 debut album, thanks to its emotional dirges and heavy lyrics.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of pop
Noun
  • But previous experience from WWII shows just how effective this type of airburst weapon is.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Tall el-Hammam may have been destroyed by a massive cosmic airburst and may have been the biblical Sodom.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
Definition of airburst
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