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as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger
the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine
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as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding
the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around
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as in to anger
to become very angry
she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
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as in to detonate
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
the building blew up because of a gas leak
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away
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as in to crack up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness
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Natan Sachs, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2015
But the factors that might well produce a significant blowup are now aligning in frightening fashion.
—Daniel C. Kurtzer, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2021
USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
In the Season 1 finale, Kate, the titular U.S. diplomat to the U.K., becomes convinced British Prime Minister Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) hired Lenkov to blow up the British ship that killed soldiers and dominated Season 1.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Next, Israel and the United States should better coordinate their monitoring of Iran’s compliance, which could help prevent an unintended blowup of the deal, for which either country could be blamed.
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Wanting to blow up your routine?
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Noun
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The man was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel, police said.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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At one point, Buckshot asks for someone to call an ambulance, with a bystander informing him that paramedics were on their way to the scene.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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This clears the way for a jaw-dropping eruption from Khan, the sort of vocal bulldozing that Jackson, with his more delicate register, couldn’t match.Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Last December, a surprise eruption at Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province killed two dozen climbers on their way up the up the nearly 9,480-foot mountain.Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The decision, which shifted the unfolding narrative of the race, angered the Trump campaign and caused consternation internally at the network.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Campaign Hey, Tony Hinchcliffe managed to anger the entire country with one comment.Cate Martel, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
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The group first drew global headlines in August 2021 when one of its members detonated a bomb outside the Kabul airport, killing 170 Afghans and 13 American service members.Dan De Luce, NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
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The video turns to color just as someone detonates the container with the men inside.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nothing else remained, and the motor was not seen after the wave smashed us.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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The chaos also prompted some to smash and grab goods.Alberto Saiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lamorne cracked up at the suggestion, then quietly orchestrated a face-to-face.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
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Another video from the same day shows the family of three cracking up together in the pool.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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The huffs and hums, produced by two women standing face-to-face and vocalizing from their throats, is believed to be one of the oldest music forms in the world.Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
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In the Tianjin port, an initial explosion of nitrocellulose led to a much bigger detonation of eight hundred pounds of ammonium nitrate.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kwame Oppong, Bank of Ghana's head of fintech and innovation banking, pointed to fears around regulatory shortfalls amid an explosion of companies and technologies in recent years.Lucinda Shen, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Blowup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowup. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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