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explodes

  • present tense form of explode (3rd person singular).

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“Growing up in the ’80s, there were a lot of British bands like China Crisis or the Teardrop Explodes that had a massive hit, but on the B-side did more experimental stuff,” explains Wiggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

With the famous Eric's nightclub just around around the corner, the shop became a regular haunt of the burgeoning talents of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023

That includes Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, which takes advantage of a headset’s isolating effects, and Darknet, whose sprawling puzzle maps would look painfully cramped on a smaller screen.

From The Verge • Mar. 28, 2016

After the Teardrop Explodes disbanded, he returned to Tamworth, locked his door and didn't open it again for months.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2014

He nods his head and pumps a FAKE, Explodes the lane.

From "The Crossover" by Kwame Alexander