blast
noun
a sudden and violent gust of wind.
Example Sentences
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Syrian officials said they had captured an Islamic State-linked cell responsible for the blasts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
However, it retains large operations in the South Bay city and blasts off regularly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
BBC Verify has been analysing video footage of the blasts, which shows the explosions happened approximately 125m from the Four Seasons hotel, on the pavement of Shoukry al-Quowatly, a major thoroughfare running through the capital.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Since astronomers first identified them in the early 2000s, they have struggled to explain why these explosions remain intensely bright long after a massive star's iron core collapses and blasts its outer layers into space.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
“You shouldn’t be here,” a voice rumbles from the far end, like a dozen staggered blasts of thunder.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
