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as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
that horse was really blowing after the race
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as in spent
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure
a huge crater was formed when the volcano last blew
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as in shattered
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
one false move and we would be blown to bits
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as in raced
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in fumbled
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way
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as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved
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as in bloomed
to produce flowers
longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow
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Recent Examples of blew
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Whalen described one recent encounter where a homeless person blew fentanyl smoke in his face.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Gausman released a roar from the dugout as Varland blew his fastball by Stanton.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Powell plays Russ Holliday, a former football player who blew his chance at a national championship.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
A couple of years after the fire, a tornado blew through and took out the north side of the street.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Then, in Week 4, the Chiefs blew their AFC rival Baltimore Ravens out of the building.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees blew two leads on in Game 2 on Wednesday night before Austin Wells delivered a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Bronx Bombers to a 4-3 victory and a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Whalen described one recent encounter where a homeless person blew fentanyl smoke in his face.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 5 Oct. 2025
Gausman released a roar from the dugout as Varland blew his fastball by Stanton.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Powell plays Russ Holliday, a former football player who blew his chance at a national championship.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
A couple of years after the fire, a tornado blew through and took out the north side of the street.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Then, in Week 4, the Chiefs blew their AFC rival Baltimore Ravens out of the building.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
His arrest and subsequent trial blew it over like a house of cards, though, tarnishing Combs' reputation with claims of domestic abuse, intimidation and rampant drug use.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The New York Yankees blew two leads on in Game 2 on Wednesday night before Austin Wells delivered a go-ahead RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Bronx Bombers to a 4-3 victory and a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Blew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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