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popped

VERB

jump, burst

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear bang blow crack dart explode hit insert leap put shove snap stick thrust whack

STRONG

go protrude push report rise sock strike

WEAK

go off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

displace fix pull remove

STRONG

conceal suppress

Example Sentences

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While IBM’s scale and diversification usually reduce volatility, shares popped when the company unveiled its road map to achieve fault-tolerant quantum supercomputing by 2029.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

At the start of this week he removed the nail and popped the blister thinking that would alleviate the pain.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Shares of Iren initially popped 20% on the news before paring gains as investors digested an earnings miss.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Ohhhhh when I tell you right now a face popped into my head!

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

This Red Cross nursing business had popped up about a year back when I had had the mumps and Daisy had read me a story about a Red Cross nurse.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls