Begin
Explode
Explode verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
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Both words in one sentence
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In "The Eleventh Hour", the people of England watch the Sun beginning to explode and instead of running for some sort of probably-fruitless cover, they begin to film and tweet about it.
Source: Social Media Before Reason - Once attacked they begin a count down to explode in your face—unless you kill them first.
Source: Self-Destruct Mechanism -
Being an extremely psychic race to begin with, Ork Psykers tended to cause other nearby Orks heads to explode.
Source: Super Power Meltdown
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