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67 entries under explode topic. ×

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burst(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blast)
7
detonate(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
6
blow up(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
4
erupt(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
3
blast(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blaze)
3
blaze(verb, collapse, excited, blast, shatter)
3
discharge(noun, verb, collapse, excited, blast)
2
flare(verb, excited, blaze, erupt)
2
set off(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
2
touch off(verb, expression, excited, blaze)
1
go off(verb, expression, excited, blast, blaze)
1
blow to kingdom come(verb, expression, idiom, collapse, excited)
1
break out(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
1
collapse(verb, fail, excited, blast, fold)
1
convulse(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
1
fall flat(expression, idiom, fail, collapse, fold)
1
fall short(verb, expression, idiom, decline, fall)
1
flame up(verb, expression, collapse, excited, blast)
1
flare up(noun, verb, expression, collapse, excited)
1
fracture(verb, collapse, excited, blast, blaze)
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