exploded  /ɪks ˈploʊ dəd/ ? Meaning of "exploded"

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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):

  1. Over the past few years, his popularity has exploded.
  2. On Friday night, gunfire exploded across Baghdad.
  3. 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

  1. "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

  2. "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

  3. 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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