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ebullitions

noun

plural of ebullition

as in outbursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the earsplitting ebullition of the fans following the from-the-jaws-of-defeat victory

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Noun

Public outbursts remain relatively uncommon, making this week's intervention particularly revealing.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
There have been intermittent outbursts of violence against immigrants since then.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026

Definition of outbursts

Noun

Multiple explosions were heard in Kyiv, a Reuters witness said.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 July 2026
Instead of focusing narrowly on one object at a time, the observatory will sweep across huge areas of sky, building an archive of stars, galaxies, asteroids and cosmic explosions.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of explosions

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From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.

— Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026
San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of bursts

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Several of these eruptions were accompanied by coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that appear to be at least partially Earth-directed.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 July 2026
The most powerful solar flares are X-class solar flares, and forecasters at NOAA observed one of these eruptions on Tuesday.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of eruptions

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In many cases, males blink about every five seconds while searching for females and females respond with flashes of their own about every two seconds.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Yan Diomande showed flashes of his brilliance that could earn him a big-money move this summer.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of flashes

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Wind gusts of up to 40 mph are forecast across the fire-danger zones, and relative humidity is expected to fall between 8% and 15%, meaning conditions are ripe for any new fires to rapidly spread.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Severe wind gusts and intense lightning are possible with any storm that develops.

— Rachael Jay, CBS News, 30 June 2026

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