eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən 
1
a
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
b
: the breaking out of a rash on the skin or mucous membrane
2
: a product of erupting (such as a skin rash)
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Examples of eruption in a Sentence
a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won
the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history
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Clayton takes more than seven treys a night and has particularly relevant work experience after last season’s eruption at Rupp.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
This site seems to have also fueled the most recent large eruption in the caldera.
—Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The latest study involved an analysis of polar ice core records that were found to contain ash deposits from the 1831 eruption.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Before the Mount Tambora eruption in 1815, the locals began noticing volcanic activity five days leading up to the eruption.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
This site seems to have also fueled the most recent large eruption in the caldera.
—Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
The latest study involved an analysis of polar ice core records that were found to contain ash deposits from the 1831 eruption.
—Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Before the Mount Tambora eruption in 1815, the locals began noticing volcanic activity five days leading up to the eruption.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
2
: a product (as a skin rash) of erupting
Medical Definition
eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
the eruption of the tooth from the gum
specifically
: the breaking out of an exanthem or enanthem on the skin or mucous membrane (as in measles)
2
: something produced by an act or process of erupting: as
a
: the condition of the skin or mucous membrane caused by erupting
b
: one of the lesions (as a pustule) constituting this condition
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