blow in

verb

blew in; blown in; blowing in; blows in
Synonyms of blow innext

intransitive verb

: to arrive casually or unexpectedly

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Well, get ready for a couple of days of hot, dry Santa Ana winds blowing in from the desert and putting parts of Southern California at high risk for wildfires. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Wind shear also can describe when winds up at the top of the storm blow in different directions than at bottom or middle. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 After legal proceedings were dormant for more than a year, Netflix has suffered a blow in its efforts to get Fiona Harvey‘s lawsuit thrown out of court. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 The heel is constructed from panels of Murano glass, hand blown in Venice and assembled around a transparent column structure. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow in

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blow in was in 1882

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