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Recent Examples of blow-by-blow For the blow-by-blow saga of my antivirus testing, please read the antivirus review. PC Magazine, 20 July 2025 For five days and nights, the tech world remained glued to X for blow-by-blow coverage from a cadre of scrappy reporters. Martine Paris, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 Veteran commentator Sean Grande will call the blow-by-blow ringside, joined by former undisputed world champion Seniesa Estrada and Ali for in-fight analysis. Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 June 2025 Instead of tracking a blow-by-blow retelling, the album plays like a reintroduction where the notes feel familiar, but sound new again. Matthew Leimkuehler, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025 Jackie listened, rapt in the blow-by-blow, holding Jase by the shoulders. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 Using archival newspaper reports and interviews with a local historian, here’s a blow-by-blow recreation of the Ashley Gang’s demise — from Sept. 12, 1924, the day of the Bank of Pompano robbery, to Nov. 1, 1924, the day police killed the gangsters. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2025 The hearing has given the public the best blow-by-blow yet of what occurred when Green was fatally shot while promoting the grand opening of an Oakland beauty shop on the 4000 block of Telegraph Avenue. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 Disney’s conversations with United have not extended to a proposal for live blow-by-blow access during a season and the club do not currently have plans for a more contemporary film that would allow supporters a peak behind the curtain. Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 22 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow-by-blow
Adjective
  • For the most detailed and accurate soil tests, send your samples to a soil lab.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Together the trio will execute their detailed schemes.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Our department is committed to a thorough and impartial review.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • There were too many instances of big plays that could have been prevented had the initial tackle attempt been successful, and at the very least, a more thorough attempt would have helped slow the ball carrier down.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As a result of the one-off costs, the company said its now expect full-year operating profit growth of 4% to 10% at constant exchange rates, down from the 10% to 16% outlined in its second-quarter results in August.
    Karen Gilchrist,Katrina Bishop, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • A lot of true crime content is salacious and gory, full of reenactments and shock.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Blow-by-blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow-by-blow. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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