BLOWN (OUT) Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

blown (out)

verb

Definition of blown (out)

past participle of blow (out)

as in exhaled

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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Still, no one exhaled when production finally moved to a water tank at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Mosquitoes are drawn to backyards with standing water, dense greenery, and carbon dioxide exhaled by people and animals.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026

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Well, yeah, those ACA enhancements that were originated during the pandemic, those actually expired at the end of this past year.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
And Turkey's 25-year gas import contract with Iran expired at the end of July, with no successor long-term deal announced.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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blown smoke

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