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

Definition of exhaled

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But that agreement, which had already effectively collapsed, officially expired on Monday with no sign of a breakthrough and as tensions have escalated.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The £120m valuation was part of a verbal agreement, made in late May, that has now expired and came out of Chelsea’s respect for the player.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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blown (out)

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