: a bursting of a container (such as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot
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: an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well
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: an easy or one-sided victory
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: a valley or depression created by the wind in areas of shifting sand or of light cultivated soil
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: a hairstyle in which the hair is blow-dried while being styled with a round brush
As discovered by one Twitter user, however, [Meghan] Markle isn't just the queen of a beautiful blowout. She has rocked natural curls in the past, which has the internet praising "curls in the royal palace." Summer Arlexis
Noun The car crashed after one of its tires had a blowout. We had a big blowout to celebrate his promotion. The game was expected to be close but it turned out to be a blowout. Verbblew out a smoke ring and began to tell us a good yarn
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Ohio State stayed at No. 3 after a blowout win over Arkansas State in both. Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 Michigan, which added a blowout win over Hawaii to its season-opening rout of Colorado State, did gain about 60 points of support while sticking at No. 4. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022 Utah Utes mailbag: Do the Utes need a blowout win over Southern Utah to prove a point? Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Arizona wideout Jacob Cowing needs to have another big game like his three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ blowout win at San Diego State last week. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2022 Ravens 30, Jets 17: Even before Zach Wilson’s injury, this was looking like a Ravens blowout win. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 After a blowout win against Bethune-Cookman, Miami gets another tune-up before visiting No. 6 Texas A&M next weekend. Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 The Trojans were outscored 94-69 in the third quarter last season, but 28 of USC’s third-quarter points (40.6%) came in a blowout win against Washington State.Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 The Knights and coach Gus Malzahn have plenty to be happy about following the blowout win, but the performance was far from perfect. Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
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Once her hair is washed and prepped, the salon owner uses the BaBylissPro Rapido Dryer to blow out her locks with an engine literally designed by Ferrari. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Winds blow out of the northwest around five to 10 mph, which helps bring humidity down somewhat compared with today. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 Julianne also revealed that her blow out hairstyle was done by celebrity hairstylist Clint Torres. Katherine Tinsley, Good Housekeeping, 19 Mar. 2022 It’s about being able to push your body to that 90 to 100 percent effort level without having your ankles blow out or your hip flexors fire up. Greg Presto, Men's Health, 26 July 2022 In Europe, most homes don't have air conditioning, and people looking to cool down are being advised to take cold showers or baths; put cold rags on their wrists and neck; and buy box fans that blow out hot air and bring in cool air. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 18 July 2022 Winds will blow out of the north early but become light and variable late. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 Using an incense stick is simple: Just light for 10-20 seconds and then blow out the flame. Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022 That is confounding, Hambling said, because the drones should be easy for the Russians to blow out of the sky — or disable with electronic jamming. Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2022 See More