blow-by-blow

adjective

Synonyms of blow-by-blownext
: minutely detailed
a blow-by-blow account

Examples of blow-by-blow in a Sentence

a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met
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After reading the blow-by-blow account spelled out in those texts, on October 16, 2023, investigators took action. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 The investors’ suit gives blow-by-blow details of how Spicer handled — and allegedly mishandled — each of 17 properties earmarked for large ADU projects. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Here is the blow-by-blow account. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026 But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters. Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Steinberg unpacks the blow-by-blow that led Disney to bench Kimmel — and the swift backlash that is still building in the creative community. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 For the blow-by-blow saga of my antivirus testing, please read the antivirus review. PC Magazine, 20 July 2025 For five days and nights, the tech world remained glued to X for blow-by-blow coverage from a cadre of scrappy reporters. Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow-by-blow was in 1921

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“Blow-by-blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow-by-blow. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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