ebullitions

noun

plural of ebullition
as in outbursts
a sudden intense expression of strong feeling the earsplitting ebullition of the fans following the from-the-jaws-of-defeat victory

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebullitions
  1. outbursts
  2. explosions
  3. bursts
  4. eruptions
  5. flashes
  6. gusts
Noun
  • Michael Douglas was subject to violent and angry outbursts as well.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There was no notice to staff that swings in blood sugar levels can cause the kind of emotional distress and behavioral outbursts that got Christian in trouble.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of outbursts
Noun
  • The shoot involved firing blanks and igniting explosions, theatrics that shocked the film’s residential neighbors and spurred concerns over public safety.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As the car drives on while dodging a series of explosions, a seemingly endless number of terrorists armed with automatic weapons shoot at it to no avail.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of explosions
Noun
  • But more appealing to me were the smaller bursts of creativity.
    — Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody is more confident working with the Kings than Colter, whose swagger and comfort with bursts of goofiness are well-deployed, albeit with less emotional range in the early-going.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bursts
Noun
  • If the incoming eruptions interact favorably with Earth's magnetic field, auroras could potentially reach much farther south than currently anticipated.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Volcanologists could use the technology to map internal magma chambers and lava tubes to help predict eruptions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of eruptions
Noun
  • In the opening five league games under MacPhee, there have been flashes of the creative attacking routines that distinguished his best work at Villa.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tampa Bay’s offense has shown flashes, despite the struggles of quarterback Baker Mayfield, who’s now injured and out, so rookie Jalon Daniels will make his first NFL start.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashes
Noun
  • On Friday, high temperatures across northern California will start to dip into the 90s and 80s as the evening breeze roars in with gusts above 20 mph and higher at elevation, and sit comfortably in the 70s at most by Saturday and Sunday.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Just four minutes before clearing the plane for landing, an air traffic controller had provided a wind advisory to a different flight, noting gusts of up to 25 mph (40 kph) from the south.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gusts
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“Ebullitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebullitions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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