burst (forth)

verb

Definition of burst (forth)next
as in to erupt
to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant

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  1. erupt
  2. explode
  3. break out
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  • 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
  • The room of people, which includes Kylie's daughter Stormi and Kris Jenner's boyfriend Corey Gamble, erupts into laughter and then applauds her.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of erupt
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  • In the face of tragedy, the armor protecting her interior fragility comes undone, and the same intense force of will that may or may not have exploded a copper pot or ignited fire to a poster directs itself inward.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • If Colorado voters ban mountain lion hunting, would the feline’s population explode — or stabilize on its own?
    Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of explode
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  • But, like a superfluid, when spinning fast enough the material will still break out into vortices, which will get pinned between the atom clumps.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The plan appears to have targeted cargo planes and is linked to two fires—one that broke out at a courier facility in Germany and another that ignited in a warehouse in England.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of break out
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