blew up
Example Sentences
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Not long after, she released the official music video for the song, which blew up almost as soon as it landed on YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
South Korea’s romanticized ‘marriage of the century’ blew up in a real-life serial drama everybody is calling the divorce of the century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
BTS blew up streaming records when it dropped Dynamite in 2020 - a disco-flecked track to cheer up a Covid-weary world, the band said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The MGM thing blew up because they were off the rails.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Look how quickly that blew up in their faces.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
