Thesaurus / billow
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A plume of gray smoke billows into the air and Lyoya immediately goes still.
‘WE KNEW IT WAS COMING.’ POLICE-REFORM ADVOCATES IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., HAD BEEN BRACING FOR A DEATH LIKE PATRICK LYOYA’SJANELL ROSS/GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.APRIL 21, 2022TIMEThe helicopters kicked up huge plumes of powder that had fallen Monday night, and the aircraft quickly disappeared in a billow of snow.
TWO NATIONAL GUARD HELICOPTERS CRASH NEAR UTAH’S SNOWBIRD SKI RESORTFRED DREIERFEBRUARY 22, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINEThen, the trooper drives into her car — and it crashes upside down in a billow of smoke.
A STATE TROOPER HIT A PREGNANT WOMAN’S CAR TO ENFORCE A TRAFFIC STOP. IT FLIPPED AND CRASHED.HANNAH KNOWLESJUNE 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe wave—a billow broken to atoms, yet still retaining all its weight and motive force—overwhelmed the boat and passed on.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNELike the surging of an ocean billow, it seemed to sweep over her; and then suddenly she screamed, and sank back upon the pillow.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIRDeath rode those cold waters, and every billow was a yawning grave.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERETIt came up like a sonorous billow, swelling as it advanced, and becoming more and more distinct.
THE UNDERGROUND CITYJULES VERNEThe schooner washed her nose in a curving billow that came inboard and swept aft.
BLOW THE MAN DOWNHOLMAN DAYHe is restless as the ocean, impelled by every contrary wind, and tossed about by every sportive billow.
FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHIES, VOL. IFRANCIS AUGUSTUS COXHe becomes restless as the ocean, impelled by every contrary wind, and tost about by every sportive billow.
FEMALE SCRIPTURE BIOGRAPHIES, VOL. IIFRANCIS AUGUSTUS COXWORDS RELATED TO BILLOW
- accelerate
- add to
- advance
- aggravate
- arise
- ascend
- augment
- billow
- build
- bulge
- climb
- deepen
- distend
- double
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- go through the roof
- go up
- heighten
- improve
- inflate
- intensate
- intensify
- levitate
- lift
- magnify
- mount
- move up
- multiply
- perk up
- pick up
- pile up
- raise
- redouble
- rouse
- soar
- speed up
- spread
- stack up
- swell
- take off
- upsurge
- wax
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