blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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In interviews with Rolling Stone prior to the resolution, Franco, Abrams, and Abernathy largely described Simmons’ apparent delay in payment as another emotional blow in the already-arduous process of legal action against him. Victoria Bekiempis, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025 The Green Bay Packers have lost tight end Tucker Kraft for the rest of the season due to a torn ACL, the latest blow in what has been a rather strange season for the Packers. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears struck last and delivered the knockout blow in a slugfest against Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday afternoon, 47-42. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025 Mamdani got his best blows in against Cuomo on the topic of experience, on which Cuomo is best positioned. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Oct. 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 8 Nov. 2025.

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