blew
Example Sentences
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It blew in great, roaring gusts, then abruptly died, leaving an empty space that echoed with the most disturbing sound: a far-off moaning, as if the woods were trying to tell Clare something.
From Literature
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Beasley Allen objected to the settlement at the time, preferring to go for jackpot verdicts, and the agreement blew up.
But if you thought the musicals-as-stunt-programming trend blew itself out completely, you are mistaken.
From Salon
Engineers blew up part of a mountain to make room for a hotel carved into the blasted stone walls.
But I wanted to tap into the Kenny G that was introduced to the world in the late ’80s before the holiday albums blew up.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.