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blow

[bloh] / bloʊ /
NOUN
blast, rush of air, wind
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STRONG






VERB
make sound, usually with instrument
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leave suddenly
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VERB
ruin chance
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VERB
use up money
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Example Sentences

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Chief among them is the seeming inability to absorb a blow and come back fighting.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Video footage posted by the nonprofit shows a closeup of the cracked shell in the nest as winds blow and an eagle stands guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In January, Google used a U.S. court order to aim a knockout blow at Ipidea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

And if so, doesn’t that just blow up Sauer’s theory that the whole point of this clause was to protect the citizenship of these exact people?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

I went first to the hearth to blow the fire into life.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff