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billow

[bil-oh] / ˈbɪl oʊ /




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The region's oil export terminals have been hit several times in recent weeks, triggering massive fires that billow plumes of toxic black smoke into the atmosphere.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

And the roof, in turn, seems to billow from the chapel’s main tower, a white, silo-like mass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

Libonati remained in his vehicle and escaped, watching black smoke billow in his rearview mirror as his childhood neighborhood went up in flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

I rip open my long-sleeved shirt and let it billow out behind me as thoughts zip through my head.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu




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