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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Andy Scholes, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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This game would have been a blowout had the Bears not made serious defensive improvements that, in the end, were too little too late.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes.
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The season from hell continued for the Niners in the snowy blowout loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 13.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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Frizz-free blowouts are easier than ever to create with the viral Revlon One Step Volumizer Plus, an Allure Best of Beauty and Readers' Choice Award winner.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
This game would have been a blowout had the Bears not made serious defensive improvements that, in the end, were too little too late.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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In Abuja, the church was forced to cancel the event, leaving bags of rice and clothing items inside.Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Miocic was destroyed by Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 309.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Coach Andy Reid, Mahomes’ teammates and the crowd likely exhaled, too, when Mahomes stood up and requested that the Chiefs offense stay on the field for fourth down.Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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In the video, the congresswoman can be seen using the vape pen before realizing that cameras are trained on her, then quickly exhaling and putting the vape pen away.Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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Far-right parties have made gains in recent European elections from Italy to France, from the United Kingdom to the Netherlands.Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Oprah Winfrey put on a surprise birthday party for Gayle King in celebration of her 70th birthday.DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Long live the Eras Tour with our enchanting book The end of an era bash Kelce surprised the singer-songwriter with an end of an era bash last week.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Travis Kelce threw Swift an end of the Eras Tour bash.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Wide receiver: Shane Rosenthal, Newbury Park, 5-11, 180, Sr. — The Princeton commit had 84 receptions for 1,576 yards and 24 touchdowns while finishing his career with 324 receptions for 5,197 yards and 62 touchdowns.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Njoku caught a season-high 10 receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Blow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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