Tom has periods of debilitating depression followed by bursts of manic activity.
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Bursts
Synonyms for "bursts" (308 found)
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chippedclapclashcleftcloudburstcoffincollapsecome apartcome unstuckcommotionconcealconvulsioncovercrackcrackedcrashcrazedcreeping barragecrumpcut
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There are several current theories about the possible causes of gamma-ray bursts.
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Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the cosmos.
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As when in mighty multitudes bursts out / sedition, and the wrathful rabble rave; / rage finds them arms; stones, firebrands fly about.
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