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Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
Fort Worth erupted in shouts heard a mile away
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—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
One person was killed and four others, including a firefighter, were taken to a hospital on Thursday after a fire erupted on the eighth floor of a downtown D.C. apartment building that houses mostly senior citizens, authorities said.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Spectacular sight: The sky breaks out into celestial light as a volcano erupts in Grindavik, Iceland.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Debates over whether using an iPhone is disrespectful to Chinese tech companies or akin to handing personal data over to the U.S. government have erupted online.
—Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
The last time this particular star system erupted was in 1946, Schaefer said, and another eruption will likely not occur for another 80 years or so.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2024
According to the footage that surfaced on social media, the crowd erupted into cheers while the Grammy winner smirked at their reaction.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Gunfire erupted at the church on one end of the block.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Latin eruptus, past participle of erumpere to burst forth, from e- + rumpere to break — more at reave
1657, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a(1)
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“Erupt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/erupt. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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