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Common collocations with erupt in American Collocation

erupt verb intransitive

US /ɪˈrʌpt/

suddenly

spontaneously
suddenly

Applause suddenly erupted from one side of the auditorium.

violently

violently

A few months ago the problem erupted violently.

from time to time

occasionally
periodically
sometimes

Epidemics of the plague erupted periodically throughout the late Middle Ages.

violence or conflict

chaos
conflict
crisis
dispute
fighting
fury
pandemonium
protests
rioting
riots
row
tension
trouble
violence
war

Violence has erupted again in the region and there are fears of civil war.

scandal

controversy
furore
scandal

He was set to become prime minister when a bribery scandal erupted.