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bursting

ADJECTIVE
breaking open
Synonyms
STRONG
Antonyms




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Guests arrive beneath bougainvillea vines bursting with vivid pink blooms and are ushered through Robbins’ historic Craftsman-style home, built in 1908 and owned by her family since 2014.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

His music sometimes reminds me of a multitude of wheels within one encompassing wheel—a sort of kaleidoscopic stasis that is actually bursting with variety and activity within.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Is that gushing sound from a bubble bursting?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

"I feel so happy!" said 43-year-old Anna Zanatta in Sao Paulo before bursting into tears of joy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

“I’m glad to be helping,” I said, bursting my egg yolk with my biscuit.

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye


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