BLOWN (OUT) Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

blown (out)

verb

Definition of blown (out)

past participle of blow (out)

as in exhaled

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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Jeff Dean / Getty Images When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled late in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh exhaled with a 30-27 win over a division rival.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

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Raki McGregor ‘not going to apologize’ CMS’ contract with SYDKIMYL expired in January.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
After leaving a lawsuit in Texas to file in Boone County, he was granted a temporary restraining order that expired before the season began.

— PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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