as in protruded
to extend outward beyond a usual point
the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind
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Recent Examples of billowed
Smoke billowed from his flintlock and Rhoades didn’t see where the buck ran after the shot.
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Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Jan. 2026
Then clean white smoke billowed around the launch pad.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Then for several hours, the two groups clashed as tear gas billowed in the subzero air.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Then for several hours, the two groups clashed as tear gas billowed in the subzero air.
—Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
The neighbors can be heard yelling for a ladder as dark gray smoke billowed from an upstairs window.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Fire and smoke billowed at La Guaira port, as explosions continued to ring in the background.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé’s soft blonde waves billowed to a similar length and shade as Blue Ivy’s last night.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Fire officials said heavy smoke billowed from the fire but was quickly brought under control.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Jan. 2026
Then clean white smoke billowed around the launch pad.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Then for several hours, the two groups clashed as tear gas billowed in the subzero air.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Then for several hours, the two groups clashed as tear gas billowed in the subzero air.
—Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
The neighbors can be heard yelling for a ladder as dark gray smoke billowed from an upstairs window.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Fire and smoke billowed at La Guaira port, as explosions continued to ring in the background.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 3 Jan. 2026
Beyoncé’s soft blonde waves billowed to a similar length and shade as Blue Ivy’s last night.
—Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Fire officials said heavy smoke billowed from the fire but was quickly brought under control.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billowed
Verb
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Big, waxy flowers called lobster claws protruded from thick stalks.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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However, blood was pouring out of Good’s left ear immediately after the shooting, and tissue protruded from the left side of her head, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported last week.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The sports journalist, who split from Kelce in 2022, joined forces with Tiffany Haddish, Ben Simmons, and Offset in a Sleeper commercial that poked fun at the aftermath of calling it quits in the spotlight.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Altman and other senior executives took to social media to respond to swipes from Anthropic, which ran Super Bowl ads that poked fun at OpenAI's decision to run ads within ChatGPT.—
Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The surrounding metropolitan area has similarly bulged.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Even pre-Covid, his pockets bulged with hand sanitizer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Billowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/billowed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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