Explode and Blast: The bomb exploded with a terrible blast

[Tom]

Dear all

Could we use Explode and Blast together?

The bomb exploded with a terrible blast.

or maybe,

The bomb exploded with a terrible thunder.

Thanks in advance

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

Both of your sentences are fine.

Instead of using the word "terrible" to describe "blast", you could also use adjectives such as "thunderous" or "earsplitting".
The bomb exploded with a thunderous blast.

Amy
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