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geyser

[gahy-zer, -ser, gee-zer] / ˈgaɪ zər, -sər, ˈgi zər /
NOUN
fountain
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That liquid could then rise through narrow channels toward the surface, much like material moving through lava or geyser tubes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

The geyser was capped about two weeks later.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

The optimism catalyzed China’s tech industry, unleashed an even bigger geyser of government support and jolted American competition into overdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025

Maybe this explains the creator’s choice to make the towering media malpractice that cemented Knox’s infamy a minor character as opposed to the acid geyser etching her supposed malice into our collective memory.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025

Suddenly, I felt dizzy and sat down and stared dumbly at the scarlet geyser until I started to giggle again, and then we all giggled inanely at each other.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

One possible example is Triton, Neptune's largest moon, where NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft observed geysers erupting from the surface.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

The resulting hydrothermal systems, comparable to the network of geysers around Yellowstone National Park, may have created favorable settings for the origin and early evolution of life.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

Those lucky few had the steaming geysers, multicolored hot springs and bubbling mudpots all to themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

A buildup in pressure across the region is propelling wastewater up ancient wellbores, birthing geysers that can cost millions of dollars to clean up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

If I didn’t shut off the geysers soon, the salt water would run into the river and poison the fish and plants.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan


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