billowed

past tense of billow

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of billowed The top overlay of her black, Christian Dior gown blew upward, and billowed, appearing inflated and bulbous for about a second, footage of the moment shared by Cinema Blend shows. Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Huge plumes of smoke billowed from the plant, enveloping the parking lot and Statesville Boulevard (Highway 70), Charlotte Observer news partner WSOC reported. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 30 Aug. 2025 Flames and dark smoke billowed over a cement factory that was set alight by a wildfire that swept through olive groves and forests and disrupted rail traffic on the outskirts of the Greek city of Patras, west of Athens. USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowed
poked
Verb
  • No movie poked holes in the stereotypical puffy rock-star ego more effectively than Spinal Tap did, and there are legions of fans who have the film almost completely memorized.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After the cyberstalking ordeal came to an end and started making national news, the Wilsons poked fun at Kendra's fate by dressing up a scarecrow in a prison jumpsuit with a mask of her mugshot over its face, per The Cut.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Billowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowed. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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