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explosion

About 7.97 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A violent release of energy (sometimes mechanical, nuclear, or chemical); an act or instance of exploding.
  2. noun The sound of an explosion.
  3. noun A sudden, uncontrolled or rapid increase, expansion, or bursting out.

Similar words

burst detonation plosion explosive exploding blasted blasting explode exploded blowout

Often followed by

of in and was that is at which had

Word family

explosions

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