eruptive

Example Sentences

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"The eruptive material contained very little that looked like fresh magma that was blasted out, but there's no evidence for significant groundwater being involved, either."

From Science Daily • May 27, 2024

A new eruptive fissure may appear with little warning, making it hard to guard against all possible eruptions.

From National Geographic • Jan. 17, 2024

After an 800-year hiatus, eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula began again in 2021, which may mark a new "eruptive cycle", the IMO's Matthew Roberts says.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

As history illustrates, Mount St. Helens has an eruptive personality.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Among the possibilities mentioned were jail fever, camp fever, eruptive military fever, and autumnal fever.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy