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exploded

VERB

blow up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast break out burst collapse detonate erupt flare up mushroom rupture set off shatter

STRONG

backfire blaze convulse discharge fracture jet shiver split thunder

WEAK

blow to kingdom come flame up kablooey let go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

mend

WEAK

implode prove

VERB

discredit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shoot down

STRONG

belie confute debunk deflate discard disprove invalidate puncture refute repudiate

WEAK

shoot full of holes

Antonyms

STRONG

approve attest build up endorse prove validate

WEAK

implode

Example Sentences

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The city’s legal payouts have exploded under her watch — jumping from $64 million in the mid-2010s to $294 million in the last fiscal year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

But the March 23 episode caught investors’ attention because early-morning activity exploded from hundreds of futures traded a minute to several thousand before Trump’s post.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

As volume exploded in the hours before the IPO, that price surged to nearly $400.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Takings have "exploded" for a charity shop since volunteers began selling their items outdoors just one day a week.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

My head felt as if it had exploded, and I was sure that my eyeballs had popped right out onto the ground.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls