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burst
noun as in blow-up, blast
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The gunman then burst from the restaurant and fled down the street with the other man.
Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
“So, about good for one tactical burst,” the first Air Force official said.
People will always scratch and save if a sudden burst of unrestrained pleasure can be purchased.
He was in the bathroom, perhaps trying to flush some pot down the toilet, when a cop burst in.
He burst into a loud laugh, clapped his hands, and danced before the delighted babe.
After a moment's silence, the cavaliers both burst into a gay laugh.
A burst of indignation within seemed to do more for him than the outward buffetings.
Some hidden magnetism burst from him like an aura, and his cold pasty face and light gray eyes flamed into positive beauty.
It burst upon them ere long with awful fury and grandeur, the elements warring with incredible vehemence.
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On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to burst, such as: barrage, blowout, crack, eruption, explosion, and flare.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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