as in to breathe (out)
to let or force out of the lungs
blew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
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as in event
a social gathering
staged a huge blowout for Halloween
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Recent Examples of blow (out)
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Paxton won in a blowout against Cornyn after a nearly 14-month-long fight.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Ramaswamy just delivered a blowout first quarter for Snowflake, which this week reported a beat across the board.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Humidity is one of the biggest triggers, especially in Southern climates, where thick summer air can undo a blowout in minutes.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
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Noun
The Trojans followed that with three consecutive singles to load the bases and chase Ciscar, who pitched two-plus innings of relief after logging just two outs as Miami’s starter in Saturday’s blowout loss to Florida.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Paxton won in a blowout against Cornyn after a nearly 14-month-long fight.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Ramaswamy just delivered a blowout first quarter for Snowflake, which this week reported a beat across the board.
—Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Humidity is one of the biggest triggers, especially in Southern climates, where thick summer air can undo a blowout in minutes.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow (out)
Noun
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Da Messina’s Annunciation famously excises the angel Gabriel, while Ghirri’s version further edits the event by also obscuring the Virgin herself.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The hotel occupies 12 floors of a 42-story tower, offering 277 guest rooms and suites along with 15,000 square feet of event space.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The bases-clearing double plated three runs and allowed Regis Jesuit to exhale with a five-run lead.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Take 30 to 40 deep cyclical breaths, inhaling fully into the belly and chest, exhaling without force.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
Noun
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But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The party at Chandler Stadium quickly turned sour, the fun times suppressed by the possibility of a special Georgia Tech season ending in the NCAA regionals again.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
1 June 2026
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Andrew Jackson threw open the White House for an 1829 Inauguration Day bash so unruly that staff eventually dispersed the crowd by moving tubs of whiskey and ice cream to the lawn.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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In April, the Grammy winner turned 75 and posted photos on Instagram from a birthday bash showing him surrounded by friends and family.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Some sponsors have pulled out of the celebrations Last year, some big corporations stopped contributing to Pride events.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Initially this brought an overdue celebration of figures, like Fred Eversley, Jack Whitten, and Howardena Pindell, who had been working within high-modernist modes but had been discriminated against by white curators, dealers, and critics.—
Katy Siegel,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Such divisions shaped the critical reception of her work, with feminine and delicate being recurring adjectives.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Arriving guests can be greeted by elephants at reception, before taking in tigers, bears, leopards, and hundreds of bird species on game drives.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20%28out%29. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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