Difference between Exploding and Increasing

What is the difference between Exploding and Increasing?

Exploding as a verb is to destroy with an explosion. while Increasing as a verb is (of a quantity, etc.) to become larger or greater.

Exploding

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To destroy with an explosion.

Example sentence: Parents are working more than ever before and unable to monitor what kids are eating at home, and schools are selling astronomical amounts of junk food in order to supplement shrinking budgets. It's a ticking time bomb, and America's children are exploding.

Increasing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

Example sentence: The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.

We hope you now know whether to use Exploding or Increasing in your sentence.

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