Build up
Build up verb - To become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number.
Explode
Explode verb - To break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure.
Both terms in one sentence
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The first game takes place on a moon where gas has begun to build up under the surface; eventually, the moon would explode, the debris destroying the planet as well.
Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom -
Misunderstandings: Due to a sabotage of one of Twilight's experiments, Peter's connection to Earth has been cut off, and the magic he has been draining will build up in that broken tube to the critical point after which Peter will explode, in at least three weeks time.
Source: Race Against the Clock - Unless something is done, the magic inside him will build up, causing him to literally explode.
Source: Fanfic / Misunderstandings
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