burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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Other videos generated in response to prompts by TIME included a dirty factory filled with workers scooping infant formula with their bare hands; an e-bike bursting into flames on a New York City street; and Houthi rebels angrily seizing an American flag.
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 2025
Bristol International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, UK (August 8-10, 2025)
Every August, Bristol’s skies burst into color as hundreds of hot air balloons take flight in Europe’s largest and most spectacular balloon festival.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
His minions burst into federal office buildings, humiliating staffers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Gossip queen Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy played host to both Hunter Schafer and Chappell Roan, while, in a fit of excitement, Hannah Einbinder burst into tears on Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’s Las Culturistas.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 May 2025
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Andrew R. Chow, Time, 3 June 2025
Bristol International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, UK (August 8-10, 2025)
Every August, Bristol’s skies burst into color as hundreds of hot air balloons take flight in Europe’s largest and most spectacular balloon festival.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
His minions burst into federal office buildings, humiliating staffers.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
Gossip queen Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy played host to both Hunter Schafer and Chappell Roan, while, in a fit of excitement, Hannah Einbinder burst into tears on Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers’s Las Culturistas.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 May 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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