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burst out

verb as in break

verb as in break out

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"The police said: 'Tell them go and pack some stuff'. Then I walked them to the police car and I burst out crying."

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A few minutes later, a group of officers burst out of a van and appeared to detain one of the protesters.

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A masked agent burst out from the vehicle, tackled him to the ground, and handcuffed him without asking any questions, according to Mejia Diaz’s declaration.

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In physics, when two opposing forces pull so strongly, a new equilibrium bursts out.

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"My manager offered her a food parcel for free and she burst out crying."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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