explode
Example Sentences
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On social media, where the gathering has exploded, it looks like a multigenerational nightclub that could use dimmer lighting.
From Los Angeles Times
But the veritable Snoopymania possessing today’s consumers really exploded with the social media boom of the early 2010s, said Melissa Menta, senior vice president of global brand and communications for Peanuts Worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times
The cost of Minnesota’s mistake exploded during the pandemic with the Feeding Our Future scandal.
AFP reporters spent a night out on the town on a recent December evening to document a city known for its excess exploding into full-blown extravagance.
From Barron's
The risk that January evening was from an experimental SpaceX rocket ship that exploded minutes after liftoff.
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