blew
Example Sentences
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The Sarawak Report news portal first blew the whistle, followed by The Wall Street Journal in 2015, which published documents showing Najib received at least $681 million in payments to his personal accounts.
From Barron's
But that blew up - through a court fight in Nevada and a settlement.
From BBC
An icy gale blew incessantly in concert with a torrential deluge.
From Los Angeles Times
But the evidence is mounting that the department’s brass blew it, or, to borrow a phrase from Bass, “botched it.”
From Los Angeles Times
Then, as soon as the playoffs started, those plans blew up right in their faces.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.