Thesaurus / blow
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In turn, that has served as a major blow to the women selling khat, says Sahra Ahmed Koshin, a doctoral candidate at the University of Copenhagen studying the Somali diaspora who has tracked the lives of several female khat dealers.
HOW THE PANDEMIC IS SAVING LIVES IN THE HORN OF AFRICAEROMO EGBEJULESEPTEMBER 3, 2020OZYAs a teenager, he had a glancing blow of viral attention when he auditioned for America’s Got Talent, but it was TikTok that provided sustained views and attention.
TIKTOK MADE HIM FAMOUS. NOW HE’S IMAGINING A WORLD WITHOUT ITABBY OHLHEISERAUGUST 14, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW“It’s like a boxer in the ring taking a lot of punches and you’re just waiting for the knockout blow,” said independent media analyst Alex De Groote.
‘JUST WAITING FOR THE KNOCKOUT BLOW’: U.K. GOVERNMENT’S JUNK FOOD AD BAN YET ANOTHER HIT FOR ALREADY BATTERED PUBLISHERSLARA O'REILLYJULY 28, 2020DIGIDAYAt the same time, the effective modifications allowed for adequate protection from incoming blows.
KNOW YOUR ANCIENT GREEK HELMETS: FROM ATTIC TO PHRYGIANDATTATREYA MANDALMAY 19, 2020REALM OF HISTORYHowever, the distinguishing feature of the Boeotian pertained to its sloping metal rim that extended at the rear to protect the neck while also slightly projecting downwards at the front to deflect blows.
KNOW YOUR ANCIENT GREEK HELMETS: FROM ATTIC TO PHRYGIANDATTATREYA MANDALMAY 19, 2020REALM OF HISTORYIt was like his beautiful courtesy to call me in and introduce me to Blow instead of letting me go away.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYHe who has attained it grows giddy, and the fiercest winds are summoned to blow him from his eminence.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERUpon his knees then, he lingered, while I rained blow after blow upon his upturned face.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXAt his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSThe tailor of the fairy tale with his "seven at a blow" is not in it with the gunnery Lieutenant of a battleship.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWORDS RELATED TO BLOW
- beating it
- continuing
- departing
- exiting
- faring
- get losing
- getting away
- going
- going away
- hieing
- hitting the road
- journeying
- keeping going
- launching
- lighting out
- making oneself scarce
- making progress
- passing
- proceeding
- processing
- pulling out
- quitting
- repairing
- shoving off
- starting
- taking off
- traveling
- wending
- withdrawing
- abdicate
- blow
- book
- bow out
- check out
- cut out
- decamp
- depart
- desert
- drop
- drop out
- evacuate
- exit
- forsake
- get off
- give up
- go
- go away from
- hang it up
- leave flat
- leave hanging
- pull out
- push off
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- retire
- run out on
- surrender
- take a walk
- take off
- throw over
- vacate
- walk out on
- withdraw
- yield
- KOED
- X-outed
- abolished
- abrogated
- annulled
- back out
- backpedaled
- blew
- called off
- canceled
- countermanded
- dismantled
- invalidated
- killed
- lifted
- nixed
- nullified
- opted out
- recalled
- reneged
- rescinded
- reversed
- revoked
- scrubbed
- set aside
- shot down
- stood down
- threw over
- vacated
- voided
- washed out
- weaseled out
- wiped out
- withdrew
- wormed out
- zapped
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