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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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In a blowout election, an error of a few points in one direction or another is meaningless. Ezra Klein, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 The Lions improved to 4-1 on the season with the blowout win, while the Cowboys fell to 3-3 on the year. Jacob Lev, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 Landon Knack was the fourth starting pitcher on the NLDS roster, but was used for just one inning of relief against the Padres at the end of a Game 4 blowout. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024 But unlike most bands in rock history, there's been no major blowouts between the members. Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blow (out) 

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“Blow (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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