Definition of "exploded" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of explode. (verb)

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• "Dublin exploded from a sleepy backwater to a city boasting some of the most expensive real estate in Europe."
• "The word exploded from my lips before I could stop it."
• "Duffy was as surprised as everyone else when the word exploded from his mouth with such force and volume."