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Eruption

/ˌiˈrʌpʃən/
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(noun) A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.

Famine followed upon the eruption of the volcano.
The volcanic eruption threatened the village.
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The violent ____ sent ash and smoke thousands of feet into the atmosphere.

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