exploded
/ɪks ˈploʊ dəd/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another
Usage(s):
- Over the past few years, his popularity has exploded.
- On Friday night, gunfire exploded across Baghdad.
- SN 2006gy collapsed into a black hole and exploded in a galaxy 240 million light years away, and was first spotted by a Texas grad student in 2006.
Quotes
- "Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold War, we now face proliferation of a scope and complexity that demands new strategies and new approaches," Mr Obama said. "Just one nuclear weapon exploded in a city, be it New York or...on Sep 24, 2009 By: Barack Obama Source: BBC News
- "We avoided what we could have been a very deadly event," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. "It certainly could have exploded and had a pretty big fire and a decent amount of explosive impact."on May 1, 2010 By: Michael Bloomberg Source: Washington Post
- Police commando Gulshan Iqbal told The Associated Press he was sitting at a nearby barrack when a "Suzuki car hit the ant-terror squad barrack and exploded with a big bang."on Oct 9, 2008 By: Allama Iqbal Source: WELT ONLINE
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