explosion
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Synonyms & Antonyms for explosion
Synonyms
blast, blowup, burst, bursting, detonation, eruption, outburst
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The increase in sharks in Cape Cod’s waters over the past decade, and the explosion in the population of gray seals, the sharks’ favorite meal, is a conservation success story. — David Owens, courant.com, "As people head to Cape Cod’s beaches for the final vacation weeks, white sharks are on their minds," 16 Aug. 2019 The explosion in Kentucky is not the first Enbridge incident this year. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "The company behind the Kentucky explosion is also behind the worst inland pipeline accident in US history," 1 Aug. 2019 The resulting explosion was over in a flash, and electron-positron pairs piled up in the detector surrounding the crash site. — Quanta Magazine, "Physicists Peer Inside a Fireball of Quantum Matter," 30 July 2019 The explosion from the initial bombing was large enough to be heard throughout the capital. — Author: Rahim Faiez, Anchorage Daily News, "Death toll in attack at Afghan political office rises to 20," 29 July 2019 In the film, the explosion is a stunt, but the damage is genuine—much like the real-life conflict. — The Economist, "A bold Ukrainian film-maker charts the line between fiction and truth," 25 July 2019 All things considered, the explosion was a relatively minor setback to SpaceX’s commercial crew program. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "A Leaky Component Caused the SpaceX Crew Dragon Explosion," 15 July 2019 Combined with everything that’s going on, the refinery explosion is certainly not going to help things. — Stephanie Yang, WSJ, "Gasoline Prices Gain on Refinery Fire," 21 June 2019 The resulting fire caused several explosions, likely from propane tanks in the area. — oregonlive.com, "After man’s wheelchair battery dies, officer helps with groceries: Forest Grove police log," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'explosion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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