erupt
verb (used without object)
to burst forth.
erupted
Example Sentences
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That water then helped generate magma, which eventually rose, erupted through volcanoes, and cooled into rocks that have survived for billions of years.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
A furore erupted this month after a researcher publicly resigned from leading AI firm Anthropic over fears that the technology could escape human control.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
A survivor who was hauled to safety on a rescue boat had described the frantic cries on board the passenger-cargo vessel when the fire erupted on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The civil war erupted in April 2023, when the RSF launched attacks across the country aimed at dislodging its rival, the Sudanese military.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
When the latest committee still pronounced the sounds an utter mystery, the rowdy audience erupted.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
