i Register
In some senses, exploding is marked as figuratively, dated, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
alive, all, big, brightest, digital, nearby, over, right
VERB + EXPLODING
bomb, came, head, heard, see, started, study, type
EXPLODING + NOUN
beach, copacabana, material, shells, supernovae, watermelons, way
PREP.
in, out, with
ADV.
ever, quickly, relatively