Collocations for explode - verb

simultaneously
20 bombs exploded almost simultaneously.

accidentally, prematurely
A bomb might explode prematurely.

spectacularly, violently
outwards/outward, upwards/upward

fail to
A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to explode.

literally
nearly, practically
My heart was nearly exploding in fright.
Jessie practically exploded with laughter.

suddenly
finally

be about to, be ready to, be set to
A disagreement over public spending is set to explode.

be liable to, be likely to
seem to

into
He suddenly exploded into action.

with
She literally exploded with anger.

Explode is used with these nouns as the subject:
boiler, bomb, dynamite, firework, grenade, jet, mine, mortar, rocket, shell

Explode is used with these nouns as the object:
bomb, myth