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bursting

ADJECTIVE
breaking open
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms




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"I feel so happy!" said 43-year-old Anna Zanatta in Sao Paulo before bursting into tears of joy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

That’s why any major pullback or bear market in stocks “will rock the economy,” she said, pointing to the 2001 recession that followed the bursting of the dot-com bubble.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

"I fought all alone," says Amal, bursting into tears as she says her ex-husband hired several lawyers but she could not afford legal representation, and her family turned a blind eye to the situation.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The streaming bubble burst and hasn’t stopped bursting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The front parking lot was full to bursting.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles


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