Explosion and Glance

Explosion

Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.

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Glance and explosion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Glance" instead a noun "Explosion".

Glance noun - An instance of looking especially briefly.

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Explosion and glance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explosion" instead a noun "Glance".

Nearby Words: glanced, glancing

initial	initial explosion	initial glance
single	single explosion	single glance
final	final explosion	final glance
last	last explosion	last glance
Other adjectives: sudden, resulting, aforementioned.

If they foolishly glance at an explosion, they may still survive by running from it and jumping, but are much more likely to get killed.

Source: Stuff Blowing Up
In Law Abiding Citizen, Jamie Foxx doesn't even glance at the huge explosion he helps set up.

Source: Unflinching Walk
Another example is when the mercenaries helicopter crashes, both Bob and Nick keep running without giving the explosion a glance.

Source: Film / Shooter

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