explode
Example Sentences
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As Police Squad’s Frank Drebbin said, while standing in front of an exploding fireworks factory: “Nothing to see here, folks. Please disperse.”
From MarketWatch
In 1768 King George III filled Boston with armed troops, creating a powder keg; in two years the spark of a single rifle shot would explode the Boston Massacre.
Black smoke surfaced in patches around the theater as firecrackers exploded.
From Literature
The lead jet’s two-person crew ejected seconds before the plane exploded.
As the Bananas’ popularity has exploded, salaries have increased.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
