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blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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No, there was no big lead coughed up in Oklahoma City like the ones Minnesota blew in Phoenix and Sacramento. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2025 The winds of change are beginning to blow in Sacramento with a little over two months remaining before February’s NBA trade deadline, but change can’t come soon enough. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025 Wind will help blow in milder air with highs topping out in the middle to upper 60s. CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 When the air shifts in this way, when truth becomes optional and hostility becomes sport, Black women in leadership feel the blow in our bones. Essence, 25 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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