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verb

Definition of blow (out)next
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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blowout

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noun

ˈblō-ˌau̇t How to pronounce blowout (audio)
as in event
a social gathering staged a huge blowout for Halloween

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Recent Examples of blow (out)
Noun
Palantir posted blowout earnings numbers that showed accelerating revenue growth in key areas. — Seema Mody, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Arraez, who will likely be dealt to another team by Monday’s trade deadline, left Friday’s blowout 7-0 loss early due to cramping as well. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026 If the conservative base continues to demand ideological purity, pushing polarizing firebrands into a general election, the result will always be an immediate, lopsided blowout. — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 Coincidentally, or maybe not, Clark played in Indy’s 100-84 loss to Portland and missed the Fever’s 90-73 blowout win over the Fire. — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow (out)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow (out)
  1. exhale
  2. event
  3. party
  4. bash
  5. celebration
  6. reception
Verb
  • When the Aschenbrenner fund was removed, markets seemed to exhale.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Hubbard and his family can be heard exhaling as soon as the hook was dislodged.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 July 2026
Definition of exhale
Noun
  • Families who registered for the event ahead of time went there with their children and got a backpack with all school supplies that were grade appropriate.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There was also the postponement of the event in New Orleans, aiming for a new fall date.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of event
Noun
  • Sharif’s government responded with a crackdown on Khan’s party, arresting its leaders and banning it from contesting the 2024 general election.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The community came together Wednesday to wish the young talent good luck at a send-off celebration and pizza party.
    — Allen Devlin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of party
Noun
  • Acing maternity style while heavily pregnant at the Vanity Fair Oscars bash, Hathaway looked every inch the glowing first-time mom-to-be in a metallic and black Naeem Khan kaftan gown, Irene Neuwirth earrings, and a Jimmy Choo clutch.
    — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 July 2026
  • Brazil finally won a first World Cup, inspired by 17-year-old Pele, a player who would do more than anyone else to promote the competition by his final, again victorious, bash at it 12 years later.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of bash
Noun
  • Sacramento State is planning its biggest homecoming celebration yet as the university begins its first football season in the Mid-American Conference, but this year's festivities come with a major change after a concert last season ended in chaos.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, the big 20th-anniversary celebration likely stymied any conversations around cleaning house.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Definition of celebration
Noun
  • The characters lived in huts, survived on coconut cream pie and fish, and somehow got excellent reception on their transistor radio.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Fennell rushed for 1,480 yards and 23 touchdowns and had 53 receptions for 764 yards and 10 more touchdowns.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of reception

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