eruption
Example Sentences
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The storm formed after several major eruptions on the Sun released billions of tons of charged particles toward Earth.
From Science Daily
Although its magma held a high amount of gas and was capable of a major explosion, the eruption initially produced a slow-moving lava flow inside the cone.
From Science Daily
After an electric 20-minute bidding war, Barker brought his hammer down to an eruption of applause.
Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday due to volcanic ash drifting over from the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
From Washington Times
Radiocarbon dates pegged the eruption—one of the biggest in the past 10,000 years—to sometime during the ninth to 11th centuries.
From Science Magazine
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