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as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all
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as in snapped
to break suddenly with an explosive sound
the last strand popped, causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
popping popcorn over a campfire
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as in drilled
to strike with a missile from a gun
went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables
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Recent Examples of popped
The negative reviews popped up online after Luigi Mangione, 26, was captured on Monday following a multi-day manhunt at a McDonald’s in Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Norwegian Cruise Line shares popped more than 3% Tuesday during premarket trading.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The couple's happy news came only a few months after Broderick popped the question to Doute while the two were in Maui, Hawaii filming the second season of The Valley.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
During their performance, a photo of that intangible moment popped up on the screen.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, an online betting market about our 10 predictions popped up and has been active over the course of 2024.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
However, some tension in your social life could be cropping up now perhaps connected to a situation that popped up in recent weeks.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
And yet, eight years after the idea popped into his head, at last his bold opus has come to the big screen, ready to jolt audiences out of their complacency.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Vogue, White, 36, popped the question with a five-carat diamond ring under an arch of white roses at New York City's Golden Swan restaurant.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Norwegian Cruise Line shares popped more than 3% Tuesday during premarket trading.
—Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
The couple's happy news came only a few months after Broderick popped the question to Doute while the two were in Maui, Hawaii filming the second season of The Valley.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
During their performance, a photo of that intangible moment popped up on the screen.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, an online betting market about our 10 predictions popped up and has been active over the course of 2024.
—Rob Toews, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
However, some tension in your social life could be cropping up now perhaps connected to a situation that popped up in recent weeks.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
And yet, eight years after the idea popped into his head, at last his bold opus has come to the big screen, ready to jolt audiences out of their complacency.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Vogue, White, 36, popped the question with a five-carat diamond ring under an arch of white roses at New York City's Golden Swan restaurant.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The wide receiver exploded into the NFL last year, breaking multiple records in his debut campaign for the Los Angeles Rams, a remarkable achievement for a fifth round pick out of BYU.Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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For the travel industry, 2024 was the year when live tourism exploded as an irrepressible economy mover, as millions of travelers planned trips around music concerts, sports events and natural phenomena like solar eclipses and meteor showers.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Seconds later, the charges detonated, blowing out windows on several stories of the building.David Axe, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Across the street, a suicide bomber had run into a bar called Paddy’s and detonated a device.Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The shooter was fatally shot by a countersniper.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hocking just shot a leading role, opposite Aaron Taylor Johnson, Theo James and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, in David Mackenzie’s Fuze.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Initial assessments indicate at least seven structures destroyed and eight damaged, though further evaluations are pending, said Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Popped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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