erupted
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That water then helped generate magma, which eventually rose, erupted through volcanoes, and cooled into rocks that have survived for billions of years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
When he came on the stage shortly after 8pm, dressed in traditional attire, the stadium erupted and the screams barely stopped for the next two-and-a-bit hours.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The civil war erupted in April 2023, when the RSF launched attacks across the country aimed at dislodging its rival, the Sudanese military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He was a teenage “revolutionary rebel” when the Cultural Revolution erupted in the 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
An arrow erupted from the wall, struck the opposite wall of the tunnel, and disappeared.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
