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burst in

VERB
barge in
Synonyms
WEAK
break in collide infringe interrupt intrude muscle in push shove stumble
VERB
barge in/barge into
Synonyms
WEAK
break in collide infringe interrupt intrude muscle in push shove stumble
Antonyms
WEAK
wait
VERB
break in
Synonyms
STRONGEST
interrupt steal
WEAK
barge in breach break and enter burglarize burgle butt in interfere interject intervene invade meddle raid rob trespass
VERB
butt in
Synonyms
WEAK
barge in bother charge in chisel in cut in disturb get into the act interject interrupt intrude muscle in pester poke one's face in pry put one's two cents in
VERB
enter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come in get in go in infiltrate introduce invade penetrate
STRONG
access crack crawl creep immigrate insert insinuate intrude pierce probe sneak wriggle
WEAK
barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in butt in crowd in drive in drop in fall into gain entrée horn in ingress jump in make an entrance make way move in pass into pile in pop in rush in set foot in work in worm in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart exit go leave
STRONG
leave alone withdraw
WEAK
abstain delete erase forget refrain stop
VERB
invade
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breach infect infest loot occupy overrun penetrate pillage plunder raid ravage storm violate
STRONG
access assail assault burglarize crash entrench foray infringe interfere maraud meddle overspread permeate pervade trespass
WEAK
descend upon fall on go in inroad make inroads muscle in overswarm swarm over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist give help protect receive surrender
WEAK
leave alone yield

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Gatwick Airport passengers have been left without water after a main burst in a nearby field.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In 2023, a glacial lake burst in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, killing people and destroying a hydropower dam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Saturday morning calm at Catalina Island Health’s two-bed emergency room was broken just before noon, when two tourists with arm injuries burst in within minutes of one another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Nikkei 225 had gone “decades without hitting a record high after the bubble burst in 1989” for Japan’s stock market, Bespoke said in a note emailed on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Just as he was about to evanesce completely, Frieda, Liz, and Betty burst in from the kitchen.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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