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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
Vicious online rumors once again erupted on social media, with royal critics accusing Kate of either faking her cancer or exaggerating her health crisis to cover up personal difficulties.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Flames erupt from multiple stores in Jersey City, N.J., on Friday as firefighters continue to battle numerous fires around the state.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The sun just erupted with a powerful X-class solar flare, causing radio blackouts across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Its infrared sensors were able to peer past large clouds of dust and gas to capture a grand spectacle of creation, a cluster of blue stars erupting into being.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Flames erupt from multiple stores in Jersey City, N.J., on Friday as firefighters continue to battle numerous fires around the state.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The sun just erupted with a powerful X-class solar flare, causing radio blackouts across the Atlantic Ocean.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Its infrared sensors were able to peer past large clouds of dust and gas to capture a grand spectacle of creation, a cluster of blue stars erupting into being.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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His win completes one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history, just four years after voters ejected him from the office.Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jon — who kicked off his time at the studio by sending a company plane filled with flowers to court supermodel Vendela — was the first to be ejected, at Peter’s behest, in 1991.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Cybertruck caught fire and fully burned, but the Piedmont Police Department told KRON the vehicle's battery did not explode or burst into flames.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw two touchdowns – one apiece to Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman – and ran for another as Baltimore exploded on offense after the Chargers had raced into a 10-0 lead at SoFi Stadium.Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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But immediately after voting to allow women to be members, the group expelled one who had lurked secretly in their midst for two years.Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
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The school expels him for a year for making a threat of mass violence.Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Two unidentified staff members were offered a plea deal for their charge of official oppression after slamming a child’s head into a brick pillar and spitting on him as he was dragged away to solitary confinement.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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At the time, an early stint on Barney & Friends had led to a leading role on Wizards, which sucked her into the Disney machine and, later, spit her out a chart-topping superstar.Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Compared to animal leather, Elevate emits 95 percent fewer greenhouse gases, uses 93 percent less water and 72 percent less energy, according to the company’s data.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 20 Nov. 2024
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On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a 230-square-mile radius.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, a lot of my activity comes in brief fits and spurts throughout the day.Adrienne So, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
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The propeller spurts into life and the pilots ensuring a smooth takeoff begin their high-speed chase down the tarmac.Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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To top it all off, companies such as Razer find ways to squeeze RGB lights into unnecessary places so that devices spew out rainbows.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Politicians spewing vile rhetoric rather than proposing remedies that unite more than divide.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 29 Oct. 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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The finished wine rested in the cellars for more than seven years until it was disgorged on Feb. 8.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupt. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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