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as in scene
an outburst or display of excited anger
the boss had another blowup when someone fouled up the copy machine
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as in eruption
the act or an instance of exploding
the last blowup of the volcano flattened trees for miles around
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as in to anger
to become very angry
she blew up at everybody after a very long and very bad day
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as in to detonate
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
the building blew up because of a gas leak
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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away
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as in to crack up
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
the advertisement blows the new soda up to the point where I half expected to be transported to a higher level of consciousness
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Recent Examples of blowup
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
More: Rubio offers olive branch to Musk after reported Cabinet blowup
President Donald Trump praised the bill in a Truth Social post Saturday, urging House and Senate Republicans to support it.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
But the deal blew up after Leo mentioned SpaceX in a regulatory filing that generated widespread coverage in the Chinese business press.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blowup
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The oil-rich kingdom may seem like an unusual venue for talks aimed at smoothing over relations after the blowup.
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SPVs have blown up in recent years as investors clamor to get a piece of hot startups with valuations often in the tens of billions of dollars.
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The two women in the Civic — a 29-year-old driver and her 39-year-old passenger, both from Huntington Park — were pronounced dead at the scene.—
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An unidentified man who was with Sauce at the time of the incident died from his injuries at the scene.—
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Since the volcanic eruption, most farmers here are just trying to get back on their feet.—
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The economic loss from a Mount Fuji eruption is estimated to be up to 2.5 trillion yen ($16.6 billion).—
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
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The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
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Philby died in 1988, by all reports a disillusioned man, but he’d already been killed off onscreen the year before in the opening moments of this Frederick Forsyth adaptation, in which a rogue branch of the KGB plots to build and detonate a bomb on British soil.—
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This combination of vulnerability and vengeance was compounded by the overnight news that, according to the Israeli security services, terrorists had detonated bombs on several buses across central Israel.—
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To Late April Close, CFO Says - Update RTL pointed to 2024 success stories including Oscar-winner Poor Things, hit Amazon YA series Maxton Hall, Kim Kardashian-produced doc Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar and U.S. entertainment smashes like Family Feud and The Farmer Wants A Wife.—
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An individual or individuals smashed windows, painted Cybertruck windshields with large red X’s and tried to ignite a fire.—
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TikTok Users Reactions TikTok users couldn't stop cracking up at the dog's mission.—
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Stefanovic cracked up, buoyed by his teammate’s humor and his team’s ball movement.—
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
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Another 1,671 firms reached $2.5 to $4.9 million, up from 506 in 2021. Transportation and warehousing: With the e-commerce explosion sparking demand for last-mile transportation and warehousing, solopreneurs in this space profited.—
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An eruption followed by an explosion was heard Thursday evening as far as Larantuka and Maumere, two cities about 30 to 53 miles from the volcano.—
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“Blowup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowup. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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