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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 Watch Duty app, founded in 2021 and developed by a nonprofit group, has become practically ubiquitous in the LA area since the fires erupted.
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Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, a booming AI voice erupts like the Wizard of Oz.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
According to the Associated Press, multiple fires erupted in southern California last week, killing at least 24 people, displacing thousands of others, and destroying more than 12,000 structures in what might be the most expensive conflagrations in the nation’s history.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Eaton, a deadly blaze that erupted in Altadena and spread over some 14,100 acres in northern L.A. County, is 33% contained.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Hayden Field, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Suddenly, a booming AI voice erupts like the Wizard of Oz.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
According to the Associated Press, multiple fires erupted in southern California last week, killing at least 24 people, displacing thousands of others, and destroying more than 12,000 structures in what might be the most expensive conflagrations in the nation’s history.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Eaton, a deadly blaze that erupted in Altadena and spread over some 14,100 acres in northern L.A. County, is 33% contained.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erupt
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They were both ejected from the game and had their Game 5 tickets revoked.Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Betts reacted angrily toward the pair, who were quickly ejected from the game and barred from attending the Dodgers’ title-clinching win in Game 5 the next night.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Palm trees caught on fire around them, exploding into columns of flames and showering the earth with sparks.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Peters scribbled his scoop on X and the update exploded, generating more than 3M views.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
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The party has been forced to expel members for using racist and antisemitic language.Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The court awarded €20,000 ($21,000) in damages to a Turkish woman, identified only as A.R.E., who was expelled from Greece in 2019 without the chance to apply for asylum.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Min Woo Lee impressed employees by recognizing each swing’s metrics before TGL’s systems could even spit them out, and by spinning short shots all over the turf.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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The sun is spitting out fantastic flares, hurling solar material at Earth and triggering spectacular auroras.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The aim is to prevent AI from emitting foul remarks, stop AI from plainly showcasing how to make bombs and other weapons, and even avert the vaunted existential risk that AI might one day opt to enslave or wipe out humankind.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Then, the plant emits some sort of gas right into Devin’s face, and his mug once again becomes streaked in black.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 11 Jan. 2025
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The losers die — usually spurting great arterial gouts — and a stack of bills representing their worth plops into the insatiable belly of the prize oinker.James Poniewozik, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the past 16 years, the price of oil has sporadically spurted above $100 a barrel, but has mostly fluctuated between $50 and $100.John Dorfman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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What's New One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea, has spewed lava fountains of 260 feet above Hawaii.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Molten rock spewed out in January, February, March, May, August and November—seven eruptions in just one year’s time.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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One seawall seemed to be disgorging a steady stream of liquid into the river, as if connected to a spigot.Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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As such, the judge couldn't really grant Encompass' request that profits be disgorged.Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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