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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
erupt .
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Examples
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The sound of agitated squeaking and a kind of skittering fills the space between the rumbling thunder, and a pack of rats erupts from the largest doorway into the chamber.
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Right as we're wrapping up our discussion, a horrible pain erupts in my left side.
Mineral Man apexdigest 2008
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Teeth are by definition uncanny, the point at which the skull beneath the skin erupts through the body's surface.
Boing Boing: January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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I use the vent for this – lots of smoke erupts from the meat.
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The pattern in Canada when a civil liberties crisis erupts is a rhythmic response.
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The jihad of the word erupts in Denmark yet again - Melanie Phillips
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The jihad of the word erupts in Denmark yet again - Melanie Phillips
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The jihad of the word erupts in Denmark yet again - Melanie Phillips
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The jihad of the word erupts in Denmark yet again - Melanie Phillips
UP Pompeii 2010
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UP Pompeii: The jihad of the word erupts in Denmark yet again - Melanie Phillips
UP Pompeii 2010
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