as in to breathe (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
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as in event
a social gathering
staged a huge blowout for Halloween
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Recent Examples of blow (out)
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Tatum, who scored 40 in the Celtics’ blowout win at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8, racked up 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in the first quarter alone.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
There’s an argument to be made, given the Panthers’ playoff hopeful status, that Carolina should spend more money on players who will be earmarked to play every week over a backup QB, who will ideally never see the field outside of blowout wins.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Huskies rediscovered the championship pedigree with a blowout win at South Carolina.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
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Kings guard Keon Ellis went down with an injury during a blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Feb. 2025
Tatum, who scored 40 in the Celtics’ blowout win at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8, racked up 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in the first quarter alone.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
There’s an argument to be made, given the Panthers’ playoff hopeful status, that Carolina should spend more money on players who will be earmarked to play every week over a backup QB, who will ideally never see the field outside of blowout wins.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
Maybe the Huskies rediscovered the championship pedigree with a blowout win at South Carolina.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow (out)
Noun
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The Commission’s recent Enforcement Advisory to the radio industry as a whole stated that manipulating airplay based on artist participation in station events without proper disclosure violates federal laws.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Now, the hunt is on for more answers The scientists reported that major glaciation events took place at least twice between 720 million and 635 million years ago.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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During this exercise, exhale on the twist so your core contracts with greater intensity.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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In Amato’s lab, a graduate student may exhale germs into a test tube.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Post Malone, country music’s latest groundbreaker, has announced Travelin’ Tailgate, a 10-date parking lot party that will take place on select dates of his North American Tour.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Laura Avila doesn’t eat eggs herself but promised to whip up a batch of deviled eggs for her granddaughter’s birthday party over the weekend.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The soon to be mom would like a courthouse wedding versus a big bash as the planning element is turning out to be stressful.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Feb. 2025
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds stopped by Chris Rock's 60th birthday bash to help the comedian celebrate in style — and posed for photos with a few celebrity friends.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The developer backed away after getting a chilly reception from Chesterton’s Advisory Plan Commission in November 2022.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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But Ahsoka had a mixed reception and Filoni is seen by some in the industry as being too far from a manager or corporate boss type (which isn’t an insult).—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Blow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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