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bursting

ADJECTIVE
breaking open
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms




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Each half of the film reflects the character it follows, the first part frenetic, densely packed and bursting with music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

I had long admired her, especially the rollicking and indispensable “Slow Days, Fast Company,” first published in 1977, a charming and insightful series of stories bursting with pluck and sass.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Footage broadcast on Thai television showed flames bursting from the venue and people running out as smoke filled the street.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

"Most of us had fallen asleep, we had closed our eyes. There was a noise, like a tyre bursting," a fellow passenger told Radio Thessaloniki.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

I wish I could’ve kept the anger out of my voice, but I had buried everything deep for so long, and now all of it was bursting through the surface.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller




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