Explosion
Explosion noun - The act or an instance of exploding.
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Kaboom and explosion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kaboom" instead a noun "Explosion".
Kaboom
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- The charge is set up so that the explosion fans shrapnel out in an arc in front of the mine, similar to a shotgun blast, rather than a general disorganized kaboom.
Source: Land Mine Goes "Click!" -
Medium Blending: When the Monster of the Week goes kaboom, the resulting explosion is an obvious live-action model being blown up, in the style of Kaiju/Tokusatsu.
- This CAN cause players to die from getting too close after the explosion fails, or it could cause a reaction that looks like this but was actually an attempt at being a Combat Pragmatist, expecting the Kaboom to go off anyway and trying to use the extra time to throw the explosion the other way.
Source: Where's the Kaboom?
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Kaboom and Explosion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/explosion/kaboom
Explosion & Kaboom. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/explosion/kaboom>.
Kaboom or Explosion. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/explosion/kaboom.
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