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as in spends
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in explodes
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 shatters
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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as in rushes
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in fumbles
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way
he keeps blowing every job interview that comes his way
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as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
another self-made millionaire blowing about how much he'd achieved
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as in flowers
to produce flowers
longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow
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as in punches
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
he was dizzy for the rest of the day after the blow to his head
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as in gusts
a sudden brief rush of wind
the ocean blows that sweep over the island are so strong that only the hardiest shrubs can grow there
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Recent Examples of blows
Hunter Bailey, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
If Ebikitie blows his market away, Dre'Mont Jones offers a perfect fallback option.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
In homogenization, the milk is passed through tiny openings at high pressure – 3,000 psi – which blows apart the fat molecules.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Pay special attention to soil moisture when the wind blows.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Those stars then produce winds and ultraviolet radiation, which ionizes and blows the surrounding normal matter outward.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Katie Von Schleicher, another quietly hypnotic singer-songwriter, lends some light synth and background vocals to West’s compositions, while Nate Mendelsohn blows breath into some single, whisper-quiet saxophone lines.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
Once the whistle blows for the home opener Saturday, new Loons head coach Cameron Knowles knows his team has a responsibility to help the community.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
And the wind that crosses Montezuma Mesa blows into the faces of the divers.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The teams traded blows throughout the night, but especially down the stretch.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
The two teams continued to trade blows during the second half, and at one point, Dell’Orso and Momcilovic answered each other's 3s on four consecutive trips down the floor.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Shockers, who entered the NCAA Tournament 34-0, traded blows with Kentucky throughout the game.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The MacBook Neo dealt a series of mighty blows to its budget PC competition, but that Lenovo machine’s Arm processor presented some challenges for the Apple laptop’s iPhone chip.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Simmons recalls his first day on set came with some blows.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Her tenure was marked by downward-trending stock prices and a series of blows to the company’s image.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
The action Both teams traded blows early in the action, with the Cardinals jumping out to an early lead following a 10-0 spurt – familiar from last Saturday’s matchup.
—Hunter Bailey, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
If Ebikitie blows his market away, Dre'Mont Jones offers a perfect fallback option.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
In homogenization, the milk is passed through tiny openings at high pressure – 3,000 psi – which blows apart the fat molecules.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 5 Mar. 2026
Pay special attention to soil moisture when the wind blows.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
Those stars then produce winds and ultraviolet radiation, which ionizes and blows the surrounding normal matter outward.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Katie Von Schleicher, another quietly hypnotic singer-songwriter, lends some light synth and background vocals to West’s compositions, while Nate Mendelsohn blows breath into some single, whisper-quiet saxophone lines.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 3 Mar. 2026
Once the whistle blows for the home opener Saturday, new Loons head coach Cameron Knowles knows his team has a responsibility to help the community.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
And the wind that crosses Montezuma Mesa blows into the faces of the divers.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
In the video, York is seen throwing hits while also absorbing blows to the face.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The teams traded blows throughout the night, but especially down the stretch.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
The two teams continued to trade blows during the second half, and at one point, Dell’Orso and Momcilovic answered each other's 3s on four consecutive trips down the floor.
—ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
The Shockers, who entered the NCAA Tournament 34-0, traded blows with Kentucky throughout the game.
—Zach Powell, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The MacBook Neo dealt a series of mighty blows to its budget PC competition, but that Lenovo machine’s Arm processor presented some challenges for the Apple laptop’s iPhone chip.
—Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
Simmons recalls his first day on set came with some blows.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court.
—Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
Her tenure was marked by downward-trending stock prices and a series of blows to the company’s image.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
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