Explode on X, say (5)

I believe the answer is:

trend

(Other definitions for trend that I've seen before include "shift" , "Drift; vogue" , "Become popular on social media" , "The way things are going?" , "Popular current taste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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