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as in ejects
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 explodes
to develop suddenly and violently
a fire erupted, and flames soon engulfed the room
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Recent Examples of erupts
Both Walz and Vance complied, thereby precluding a brawl that erupts when one boxer fights by Marquess of Queensbury Rules and the other one doesn’t – or if neither does.
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Eli Amdur, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
My review bike arrived in what appeared to be a glossy black finish (above), but once in sunlight, the paint erupts with a rainbow of metal flake glitter (below).
—William Roberson, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Eli Amdur, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
My review bike arrived in what appeared to be a glossy black finish (above), but once in sunlight, the paint erupts with a rainbow of metal flake glitter (below).
—William Roberson, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Erupts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erupts. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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