finally explode

Frequency: 7.01.5 per million words

To explode after a period of tension or build-up.

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Examples (10)

  • After weeks of tension, the argument finally exploded at the family dinner.
  • The pressure had been building for months before it finally exploded into violence.
  • His anger finally exploded when he heard the unfair decision.
  • The scandal finally exploded into public view after years of cover-up.
  • She kept her emotions bottled up until they finally exploded in tears.
  • The political crisis finally exploded into open conflict.
  • Their relationship problems finally exploded during the vacation.
  • The neighborhood dispute finally exploded into a heated confrontation.
  • His frustration with the system finally exploded at the meeting.
  • The long-simmering resentment finally exploded between the two groups.