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bursting

ADJECTIVE
breaking open
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms




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The protected area Kunagado and his friends have cultivated is bursting with corals and is now home to hundreds of heat-resistant "super corals" that may protect the village from the impacts of rising sea temperatures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 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

While the house is bursting with artwork that would make most museum curators envious, Herman’s home is surprisingly humble, built on a tight budget from prosaic materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I’m glad to be helping,” I said, bursting my egg yolk with my biscuit.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye


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