sudden explosion

collocation in English

meaningsofsuddenandexplosion

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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explosion
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/us
/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
the fact of something such as a ...
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(Definition ofsuddenandexplosionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thesuddenexplosionof seedlings on the desert floor after the first autumn rain struck me as an ecological shock.
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As they examine what appears to be an ancient fossil structure, asuddenexplosionoccurs and destroys it.
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The cause of thissuddenexplosionin the volume of currency is not clearly known.
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The macabre death match ends when both collapse to the floor in asuddenexplosionof blinding energy.
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This usually led to the operator tensing up in anticipation of thesuddenexplosionfrom the launcher that he knew was coming.
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The earthquake was preceded by asuddenexplosion, like that produced by a battery of cannon.
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Both fall over a footbridge and begin to fight, but asuddenexplosionends the full-scale fight.
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Officials concluded that the missing workers may have been near the blast and unable to escape thesuddenexplosion.
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Several chemical mixtures were already known which would ignite by asuddenexplosion, but it had not been found possible to transmit the flame to a slow-burning substance like wood.
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This trench effect does not explain the sudden explosions that blew some survivors off their feet.
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