BURSTING (FORTH) Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

bursting (forth)

verb

present participle of burst (forth)

as in erupting

to develop suddenly and violently hives burst forth on the child's arms and face whenever she goes near that plant

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Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

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The dispute led to a fight breaking out, during which police allege 47-year-old Victor Rivera Hartford stabbed Tellado.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
But there’s a universal element that all young adult actors must contend with — breaking out of the space.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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Octane measures how well fuel resists exploding prematurely under compression in a gasoline engine.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
In late 2023, the exploding popularity of these drugs caused shares of medical device companies like Insulet to plummet, fueled by the narrative that GLP-1s would eliminate the need for insulin.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

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