burst
Example Sentences
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In 2018, bitcoin fell 80% from its peak after the initial coin offering bubble burst, ending an era in which thousands of unproven startups raised billions of dollars with little more than a sales pitch.
That Super Bowl was played just before the dot-com bubble burst.
From MarketWatch
The big wild card in 2026 is how a top-heavy market reacts to AI-inspired volatility, from fears that the bubble will burst to warnings that new technologies could upend entire industries.
“We heard on the radio in the car that a pipe burst on our street and all the houses got flooded. We rushed home as fast as we could. You could have been hurt.”
From Literature
Persistent downpours have left the ground saturated in many areas and rivers bursting their banks.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
