as in to breathe (out)
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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as in event
a social gathering
staged a huge blowout for Halloween
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Deutsche Bank upgraded Eli Lilly to a buy from hold rating on Monday after a blowout quarterly earnings report last week.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
In a stunning blow, Italy spiked the U.S. out of the gym with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 blowout volleyball victory.
—Sean Nevin, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
But there is now blowout fight, no big confrontation between them.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
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Trump leads Harris by 5 percentage points in the survey, but that’s closer than other recent polls and much less than Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 19-point blowout in 2022.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
Deutsche Bank upgraded Eli Lilly to a buy from hold rating on Monday after a blowout quarterly earnings report last week.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
In a stunning blow, Italy spiked the U.S. out of the gym with a 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 blowout volleyball victory.
—Sean Nevin, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
But there is now blowout fight, no big confrontation between them.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Blow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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