miniburst

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noun

A small burst.

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Meanings

nounminiburst (plural minibursts)

plural minibursts

  1. A small burst.

    Then, just after the start of the Iraq war, “There was a miniburst of optimism” that capitalism was leading to democracy after all, Mr. Mandelbaum said, with three popular uprisings in Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan and elections in Gaza, Lebanon and Egypt in 2005.

    2007 June 14, Patricia Cohen, “An Unexpected Odd Couple: Free Markets and Freedom”, in New York Times

Origin

From mini- + burst.

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APA

miniburst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniburst

MLA

“miniburst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniburst. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniburst,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniburst.

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