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
Video showed crowds swimming in the ocean just feet from the blaze, as smoke and flames billowed into the air.
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Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Thick black smoke billowed Friday from the site, as firefighters continued to put out hot spots.
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ABC News,
12 June 2026
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
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.
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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.
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Greg Myre,
NPR,
31 May 2026
Firefighters rushed to the scene as flames and black smoke billowed into the sky.
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Jamie Stengle,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
Air raid sirens blared through the night as smoke billowed across the city from strikes.
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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.
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Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Faris Tanyos,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Thick black smoke billowed Friday from the site, as firefighters continued to put out hot spots.
—
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
5 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowed
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The problem was that many of them protruded from the front of vehicles like miniature medieval weapons.
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In his right leg, Adin's tibia bone was broken in half and protruded through the skin.
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Griffin also poked at the cohosts in the immediate aftermath of Hasselbeck and former View moderator Rosie O'Donnell's legendary on-air fight in 2007, as Griffin was a guest host the following day and brought up the incident numerous times — which annoyed Walters in the moment.
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Late in the third, the Knights seemed to retake the lead after Pavel Dorofeyev poked home a loose puck.
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The 20-yard screamer deflected off keeper Luca Zidane’s fingertips and bulged the back of the net.
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Her stomach bulged beneath her I ❤ FLORIDA boatneck and her face was round and waxy-pale.
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“Billowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowed. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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