explosion (noun)
An explosion is a sudden, violent release of energy, often accompanied by a loud noise and the rapid expansion of gases. It can also refer to a sudden and large increase in the number or quantity of something, such as 'a population explosion'.
"Firefighters arrived just minutes after the gas explosion."
Think of 'EX-PLO-sion': EXit with a PLO (plot) and a bang!
The explosive was very loud. → The explosion was very loud.
An explosion on interest. → An explosion of interest.
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