Busts
Drops
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Emergency Refuelling: When the bus's fuel tank busts, the protagonists must figure out a way to get everyone off the bus before the fuel runs out and the bus drops below 50 mph.
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In another Gordon Korman book, The Chicken Doesn't Skate, the book's junior high hockey team has a player unload a slap shot the sails 20 feet over the goal, hits a balcony, busts a light on the scoreboard, and drops back down near center ice for the opposing team to take it and score.
Source: Artistic License Sports
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