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as in to gasp
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty that horse was really blowing after the race

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as in to explode
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 to shatter
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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blow

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as in to flower
to produce flowers longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow

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Without Tatum, Boston rallied around four-time All-Star swingman Jaylen Brown in Game 5, blowing the doors off the Knicks in a 127-102 blowout at TD Garden. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025 Tanner Scott, one night after blowing a save, retired the side in order in the ninth to finish it and give the NL West-leading Dodgers (31-19) their 18th come-from-behind win of the season. Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
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The duo would then face off in the ring, although no blows were actually thrown. Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025 This was a catastrophic blow for Haast’s eagle, whose survival depended almost entirely on moa populations. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow

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“Blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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