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blow up

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verb

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as in to detonate
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure the building blew up because of a gas leak

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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive blew up the biggest rocks and then cleared them away

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Noun
After a particularly big blowup, Alemeda says her mom threw her clothes out and changed the locks. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024 There’s nothing like a blowup fight to kick of another season of The Real Housewives! Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
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While there a January review from Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy blew up Ozzy’s spot. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 At one point, the killer threatened to blow up a school bus filled with children. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blowup 

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“Blowup.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowup. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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