burst
Example Sentences
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That was the sign that the dot-com bubble was bursting.
From MarketWatch
Shale drillers have turned the biggest oil field in the U.S. into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.
Since she hired staff to deal with it, areas that were barren ground have begun bursting with oxlips and early purple orchids.
From BBC
Myanmar's military has ruled the Southeast Asian country for most of its post-independence history, before a 10-year interlude saw a civilian government take the reins in a burst of optimism and reform.
From Barron's
The company enjoyed a surge of demand in 2000, but it dissipated when the dot-com bubble burst.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
