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as in gasped
to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty
that horse was really blowing after the race
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as in spent
to use up carelessly
each year he blows his holiday bonus on a trip to Las Vegas
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as in exploded
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 shattered
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 raced
to proceed or move quickly
that car blew past us as if we were standing still
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as in fumbled
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 boasted
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 bloomed
to produce flowers
longing for a grassy field in some far-off land where the wildflowers blow
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Recent Examples of blew
Mike Kaye
updated January 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Green Bay blew a 21-6 lead in the fourth quarter of a wild 31-27 loss to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Saturday night.
—Jay Cohen, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
That meeting will presumably involve conversations about LaFleur’s future, which the head coach declined multiple times to discuss at his season-ending news conference the day after a 31-27 wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears in which the Packers blew an 18-point halftime lead.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
His wife of nearly 12 years, Sara Wyle, blew him a kiss from the audience.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Shanahan, of course, was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator on the team that blew a 25-point lead.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2026
Zumwinkle poked in a rebound over her own miss in the opening seconds of the second period and midway through blew a wrist shot from the right circle over Murphy.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
The Buffalo Bills were left stunned in Miami on Sunday afternoon as the Dolphins blew them out 30-13 in a crucial AFC East rivalry game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
In 2011, a Muslim militant blew himself up in a mosque at a police compound in Cirebon packed with officers during Friday prayers, injuring 30 people.
—NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
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Princely Umanmielen sat at his locker in complete silence, still in his full uniform, roughly 30 minutes after the final whistle blew on Saturday.
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“Blew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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