explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən 
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
injured in a laboratory explosion
2
: a large-scale, rapid, or spectacular expansion or bursting out or forth
the explosion of suburbia
an explosion of red hair
3
: the release of occluded breath that occurs in one kind of articulation of stop consonants
Examples of explosion in a Sentence
The filmmakers staged the car's explosion.
The island was rocked by a series of volcanic explosions.
The region has experienced a population explosion.
His comments prompted an explosion of laughter from the crowd.
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Sudden hearing loss can be caused by proximity to an extremely loud sound like an explosion.
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The 26-year-old’s explosion is one of the few positives in a season that will conclude with the draft lottery.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, even hinted at the possibility of targeting undersea communication cables as retaliation for actions such as the Nord Stream pipeline explosions in 2023.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
And the explosion came after Celebrini had gone nine games without a goal — his longest drought of the season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
The 26-year-old’s explosion is one of the few positives in a season that will conclude with the draft lottery.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, even hinted at the possibility of targeting undersea communication cables as retaliation for actions such as the Nord Stream pipeline explosions in 2023.
—John Calabrese, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
And the explosion came after Celebrini had gone nine games without a goal — his longest drought of the season.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Explosion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explosion. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
1
: the act or an instance of exploding
2
: a violent outburst of feeling
Medical Definition
explosion
noun
ex·plo·sion
ik-ˈsplō-zhən
: the act or an instance of exploding
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