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billow

[bil-oh] / ˈbɪl oʊ /




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The region's oil export terminals have been hit several times in recent weeks, triggering massive fires that billow plumes of toxic black smoke into the atmosphere.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

I loved watching the fallen leaves billow up from the road in great whirling circles as I drove by.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was in northern New Jersey, and watched the smoke billow from the World Trade Center.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025

Intense pyrocumulonimbus plumes billow from the raging Park fire in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

She kicks the can all the way to the second guard, and a train passes underneath her in a billow of steam.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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