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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in to explode
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 to shatter
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 to speed
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in to fumble
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 to brag
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 knock
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 gust
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 blow
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Yet these were only the fouls for which the referee deigned to blow his whistle.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in 1994 was a shocking blow to the 1990s music scene.
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René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
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The Packers then blew a 21-3 halftime lead in the Wild Card round against Chicago, gave up 25 fourth quarter points and eventually suffered a shocking 31-27 loss to the arch-rival Bears.
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Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Yet these were only the fouls for which the referee deigned to blow his whistle.
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Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Noun
The biggest blow was the Supreme Court’s overturning of the federal ban on sports betting.
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Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
The death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in 1994 was a shocking blow to the 1990s music scene.
—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 July 2026
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Stunned spectators are heard gasping and screaming before people start to run away.
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And when he was questioned by a police officer about his decision to pronounce the boy dead while the child was still gasping for air, the doctor allegedly pulled rank.
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During our time away, our neighbors visited with us at the hospital, looked after our house and came over daily to feed and spend time with our cat.
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American doctors are so conspicuously well-paid that a group of economic researchers spent years trying to figure out why.
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With no natural predators and the ability to breed year-round, their populations have exploded over the decades.
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In early January 2025, weeks after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down on the streets of New York City, a monstrous wildfire exploded in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
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Republican Rick Jackson shattered spending records in Georgia by spending $108 million of his own money into his campaign for governor.
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Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
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Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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But in her concentration, Porsha fumbled her words, which made the Faithfuls, who were desperate for a crumb of evidence so early in the game, suspicious of her sincerity.
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With Yerry De los Santos also fumbling a bunt in the eighth, the Yanks tallied a season-high four errors on the night.
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For decades that math was simply the cost of doing business in industries nobody brags about owning.
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The deal gave the freshman mayor the opportunity to brag about his fiscal chops.
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After flowering, the foliage continues to photosynthesize and generates energy, which is stored in the roots.
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Each flowering stem adds blooms to the end, so the stems can become long and tangled over time.
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“Blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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