BURST (IN OR INTO) Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

burst (in or into)

verb

Definition of burst (in or into)

as in to breeze (in)

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Education officials visited the company’s headquarters to see how the product worked and found that bullets did not penetrate the glass.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Israel has a long track record of targeting senior Iranian military officers and government officials and successfully penetrating the Iranian regime’s security.

— Natasha Lebedeva, NBC news, 3 July 2026

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Members of the Baker County team set up a system of ropes and rappelled themselves down a steep embankment off the road to access the river, police said.

— Kevin Fixler July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
The show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.

— Staff And Wire Reports, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

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The early returns were surprising for a candidate who had entered the race with little name recognition but, by Election Day, had become an unlikely figure in the increasingly bitter contest between the two Democrats.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Once the moon enters Taurus, however, the pace slows down, and the need for stability takes precedence.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026

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