blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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Some sections of the exterior, including the roof, are scorched; the landscaping and artificial lawn are destroyed; the interior smells of smoke; and ash, blown in through broken windows, blankets the hallways, Kalvin said. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Feb. 2025 Loading your audio article Apple has suffered a major blow in a massive unequal-pay lawsuit launched against the company after a female employee allegedly found on an office printer a male colleague’s tax form suggesting men at the Cupertino firm were paid more than women for the same jobs. Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025 The head of Southern California Edison said Wednesday that winds blowing in Eaton Canyon on Jan. 7 were not strong enough to meet the threshold the company uses for de-energizing the powerful electrical transmission line. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Hot, arid winds blowing in from the Sierra Nevadas, White Mountains, and Klamath Basin strip whatever moisture there might be in the Los Angeles air, and that further dries out leaves and underbrush and other fuel. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blow in 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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“Blow in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20in. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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