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    • explosion :the act of exploding or bursting
      • the explosion of the firecrackers awoke the children|the burst of an atom bomb creates enormous radiation aloft

    • explosion :a sudden great increase
      • the population explosion|the information explosion

    • explosion :the noise caused by an explosion
      • the explosion was heard a mile away

    • explosion :a sudden outburst
      • an explosion of laughter|an explosion of rage

    • explosion :a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction

      • explosion :the terminal forced release of pressure built up during the occlusive phase of a stop consonant

        • explosion :a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball

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