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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 routine -- and Ilona's sparkly outfit -- got audience members on their feet and the ballroom erupted in cheers at the end of their performance.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Your spirit is buoyant under the Libra moon until serious underlying considerations erupt.
—USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
As the actor walked onto the small stage, the audience erupted into screams at a pitch that rivaled Elphaba’s own high notes.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Yet social media algorithms crave controversy to drive clicks and engagement, so online forums erupted with fans complaining about the change.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Your spirit is buoyant under the Libra moon until serious underlying considerations erupt.
—USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
As the actor walked onto the small stage, the audience erupted into screams at a pitch that rivaled Elphaba’s own high notes.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
Yet social media algorithms crave controversy to drive clicks and engagement, so online forums erupted with fans complaining about the change.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 19 Nov. 2024
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Volcanic materials—including smoldering rocks, lava, and hot, thumb-sized gravel and ash—were ejected up to 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the crater on November 8, according to Hadi Wijaya.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Delay was written on a live round that was not fired but ejected, apparently when the shooter was clearing a jam.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Less than a month after it was installed, a gas line connected to the red and green lights exploded, badly burning the traffic warden operating the signal.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Growth in private credit assets has exploded over the past few years, and BlackRock sees this trend continuing through the rest of the decade, with traditional private credit AUM more than doubling.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Wei Fenghe was expelled from the Communist Party in June 2024 on charges of accepting bribes and abusing his authority for personal gain.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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While most Syrians are jubilant, including the millions of exiles who are beginning to find their way home from Lebanon, Turkey, and elsewhere, the fate of many Kurds expelled by Turkey previously from Afrin and other areas in the north is less certain.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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This was a bad idea; listening to a couple of AI bots mindlessly spitting out empty observations while mimicking the tempo of human speech is a soul-destroying experience.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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This little dude spits in my face and says, ‘F— you.Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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In its Diffused mode, the tool warms an entire room; its Jet Focus mode emits powerful bursts of air.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
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These lasers emit short bursts (pulses) of laser light to areas 13 to 15 millimeters (mm) in diameter (about half an inch).Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
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The laughs hit hard and the blood spurts wildly in this tale of the Smith family, led by patriarch Frost, who goes on holiday on a remote island with some dark and deadly secrets.William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stock up Tyler Toffoli, Jake Walman, Alexander Wennberg, Timothy Liljegren Toffoli has given San Jose immediate payoff for its $24 million investment with a hot start and another current goal spurt to lead the club with nine.Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Even as scientists have shown that gas stoves can spew nitrogen dioxide, benzene and other potentially deadly pollutants, there’s been little progress toward getting them out of homes.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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For the seventh time in less than a year, Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has erupted into fiery spectacle, spewing molten lava from a fissure approximately 1.8 miles long.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The wine is then disgorged to remove the lees and topped with a dosage, a mixture of wine and sugar, which determines its sweetness level before final corking.Rachel King, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Last to enter were the network embeds, disgorged by the campaign’s new Sprinter van.Kyle Paoletta, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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