as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind
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Recent Examples of billowed
Up close, the whisper white lace added a romantic, ruched effect to the dress, while the silk mousseline skirt billowed around Martin in the breeze.
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Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Images from the scene showed firefighters trying to douse the blaze as thick smoke billowed from the building.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for more help from the United States after the strikes, which left people trapped under the rubble of apartment buildings and residents scrambling to shelter underground as smoke billowed over the capital Kyiv.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Video showed the Israeli flag fluttering from atop the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle while black smoke billowed from the nearby town of Arnoun.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 31 May 2026
Firefighters rushed to the scene as flames and black smoke billowed into the sky.
—Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across the city from strikes.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
As smoke billowed from the rubble, Tawil organized first responders alongside volunteers from the neighborhood, among them Mohammad Bacha.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Thick clouds of black smoke also billowed from the top of the building above bright orange flames below.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Images from the scene showed firefighters trying to douse the blaze as thick smoke billowed from the building.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pleaded for more help from the United States after the strikes, which left people trapped under the rubble of apartment buildings and residents scrambling to shelter underground as smoke billowed over the capital Kyiv.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 2 June 2026
Video showed the Israeli flag fluttering from atop the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle while black smoke billowed from the nearby town of Arnoun.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 31 May 2026
Firefighters rushed to the scene as flames and black smoke billowed into the sky.
—Jamie Stengle, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across the city from strikes.
—Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
As smoke billowed from the rubble, Tawil organized first responders alongside volunteers from the neighborhood, among them Mohammad Bacha.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Thick clouds of black smoke also billowed from the top of the building above bright orange flames below.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowed
Verb
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The hilt of a sword protruded from his back, snug beside a pack as tight as an angry fist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Under the flaps of his jacket there was a small tear in his T-shirt, directly over his left nipple, which protruded like a knot of purple rope.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Even at the height of his fame, there were dubious aspects of his personal life — often self-seeded to sustain his enigma — that poked hellified holes in his impermeability as an entertainer.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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In the roadside planters, green sprouts poked up.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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The Apple engineers’ eyes bulged in astonishment.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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