as in to blow out
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Simply prop the closet door open overnight and place one fan in the closet, blowing out, and another fan diagonally from the in-closet fan, blowing in.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Instead of showing the big game, bars and restaurants around the city put on a replay of Super Bowl XLIV, where the Saints blew out the Indianapolis Colts 31 to 17.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
8 Feb. 2025
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That shooting was part of an all-out vicious gang war that left rivals and residents wounded and bloodied, and parents and children ducking for cover, officials said.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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How about using a riot shield to smash a police officer into a metal door frame, leaving him bruised and bloodied?—
Mark Z. Barabak,
The Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Hundreds in communities recently scarred by fire were forced to flee all over again.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Officials fear that neighborhoods scarred by wildfires could now suffer mudslides.—
Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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Novo Nordisk , Biogen , Eisai, Merck and Pfizer Weight in portfolio: 2.72% Most recent buy: Nov. 25, 2024 Initiated: Oct. 8, 2021 Bottom line Eli Lilly has its stride back after a bruising three-month stretch for the stock that began with its messy third-quarter earnings report.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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The website comes after a bruising two weeks for public health workers.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC News,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Contuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contuse. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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