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noun

the rapid increase in numbers of a particular species, especially in the world's human population since the end of World War II, attributed to an accelerating birthrate, a decrease in infant mortality, and an increase in life expectancy.

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Origin of population explosion

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55

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How to use population explosion in a sentence

Warming waters coupled with a population explosion of sea urchins that feed on seaweed have decimated the kelp forests along California’s coastline.
Companies hoping to grow carbon-sucking kelp may be rushing ahead of the science|James Temple|September 19, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Just as the widespread installation of air conditioning redefined life in much of the Sun Belt, leading to a population explosion from the 1970s onward, the Pacific Northwest’s “natural air conditioning” has always been a core of its appeal.
In America’s least air-conditioned cities, brutal heat changes some people’s minds|Marc Fisher, Carissa Wolf, Michael Hingston|July 22, 2021|Washington Post
I could see trends of population explosions and animal populations diminishing.
How “My Octopus Teacher” Defied Convention - Issue 99: Universality|Brandon Keim|April 14, 2021|Nautilus
Pleasure shoots magically in every direction like an explosion of sparks.
‘A Gronking to Remember’ Speed Read: 8 Naughtiest Bits|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.
The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate|Philip Dray|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As of 2013, Jews make up 1.8 to 2.2 percent of the adult U.S. population.
Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At least two people were injured in the explosion but no fatalities have been reported.
Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst|The Daily Beast Video|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But since that explosion of popularity, Angry Birds has become about everything else.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
This again is inexact, since there are no precise figures of population that cover the period.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
And when Lessard flung out that last unthinkable accusation, the explosion came.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Ribsy snapped at it, and swallowed it, and the next instant disappeared with a tremendous explosion in a great cloud of smoke.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl

British Dictionary definitions for population explosion

population explosion

noun

a rapid increase in the size of a population caused by such factors as a sudden decline in infant mortality or an increase in life expectancy

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population explosion

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