Vocabulary
Explosion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a violent shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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An explosion at this ammunition depot caused rockets and projectiles to fly allover Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Dawn Editorials —
The urban cost of war
— 2026-04-03
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At least 15 people, including women and children, were killed and another 18 injured when a gas explosion ripped through a multistorey building in the Soldier Bazaar area.
Dawn Editorials —
Karachi tragedy
— 2026-02-21
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While authorities have said the explosion appears to have been caused by a gas cylinder leak, a formal inquiry is still underway and the precise cause has yet to be confirmed.
Dawn Editorials —
Unchecked LPG use
— 2026-01-13
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The recent tragedies in Faisalabad, where a gas explosion at a glue factory killed at least 20 people, and in Hyderabad where a deadly fireworks factory blast claimed at least 10 lives, are not one-off events.
Dawn Editorials —
Unsafe labour
— 2025-11-22
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In Faisalabad, a pre-dawn gas leak triggered an explosion so powerful that an entire cluster of factories collapsed and nearby homes were damaged.
Dawn Editorials —
Unsafe labour
— 2025-11-22
Synonyms
detonation, discharge, eruption, blowing up
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