eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən 
1
a
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
b
: the breaking out of a rash on the skin or mucous membrane
2
: a product of erupting (such as a skin rash)
Synonyms
Examples of eruption in a Sentence
a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won
the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history
Recent Examples on the Web
Each dead-end eruption of violence has put paid to the notion of a military solution; reconciliation is the only path forward.
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Ziad Asali, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city that’s been frozen in time.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Each of his slightest gestures — a tug of the sunglasses here, a pensive gaze into the crowd there — elicited eruptions of screams.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
Instead of the same pattern of inflation on the land surface, a new (and brief) eruption and repeat, this eruption north of the city has been going strong for days.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
But outside of a handful of instances, there was no large-scale collective acknowledgment that these moments, these eruptions, were world-class eruptions.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The region experienced an eruption three years ago, followed by one each month this past December, January and February.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
World Central Kitchen arrived to provide emergency aid to communities following a deadly volcanic eruption in the country.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Hamas’s October 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip began a fresh eruption of violence across the Middle East.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
Ziad Asali, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
Join 5 others in the comments View Comments The ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii was buried under ash and volcanic glass during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. and since the 1700s, archeologists have been unearthing the city that’s been frozen in time.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Each of his slightest gestures — a tug of the sunglasses here, a pensive gaze into the crowd there — elicited eruptions of screams.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024
Instead of the same pattern of inflation on the land surface, a new (and brief) eruption and repeat, this eruption north of the city has been going strong for days.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
But outside of a handful of instances, there was no large-scale collective acknowledgment that these moments, these eruptions, were world-class eruptions.
—Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The region experienced an eruption three years ago, followed by one each month this past December, January and February.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
World Central Kitchen arrived to provide emergency aid to communities following a deadly volcanic eruption in the country.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
Hamas’s October 7 attack and Israel’s invasion of the Gaza Strip began a fresh eruption of violence across the Middle East.
—Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
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eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
2
: a product (as a skin rash) of erupting
Medical Definition
eruption
noun
erup·tion
i-ˈrəp-shən
1
: an act, process, or instance of erupting
the eruption of the tooth from the gum
specifically
: the breaking out of an exanthem or enanthem on the skin or mucous membrane (as in measles)
2
: something produced by an act or process of erupting: as
a
: the condition of the skin or mucous membrane caused by erupting
b
: one of the lesions (as a pustule) constituting this condition
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