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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of explode.

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  • adjective showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another

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Examples

  • Dublin exploded from a sleepy backwater to a city boasting some of the most expensive real estate in Europe.

    The Jig Is Up 2010

  • Dublin exploded from a sleepy backwater to a city boasting some of the most expensive real estate in Europe.

    The Jig Is Up 2010

  • Dublin exploded from a sleepy backwater to a city boasting some of the most expensive real estate in Europe.

    The Jig Is Up 2010

  • The word exploded from my lips before I could stop it.

    FRONT PAGE FACE-OFF Jo Whittemore 2010

  • The word exploded from my lips before I could stop it.

    FRONT PAGE FACE-OFF Jo Whittemore 2010

  • The word exploded from my lips before I could stop it.

    FRONT PAGE FACE-OFF Jo Whittemore 2010

  • The word exploded from my lips before I could stop it.

    FRONT PAGE FACE-OFF Jo Whittemore 2010

  • Duffy was as surprised as everyone else when the word exploded from his mouth with such force and volume.

    Miracle Workers Keith R.A. DeCandido 2001

  • Duffy was as surprised as everyone else when the word exploded from his mouth with such force and volume.

    Miracle Workers Keith R.A. DeCandido 2001

  • Duffy was as surprised as everyone else when the word exploded from his mouth with such force and volume.

    Miracle Workers Keith R.A. DeCandido 2001

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