BLOW-BY-BLOW Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

blow-by-blow

adjective

ˈblō-bī-ˈblō

Definition of blow-by-blow

as in detailed

including many small descriptive features a blow-by-blow account of what had changed in her life since they last met

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Recent Examples of blow-by-blow The investors’ suit gives blow-by-blow details of how Spicer handled — and allegedly mishandled — each of 17 properties earmarked for large ADU projects. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026 Here is the blow-by-blow account. — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Mar. 2026 But the resulting blow-by-blow account neither clarifies much about what was going through their minds nor brings them to life as characters. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 Steinberg unpacks the blow-by-blow that led Disney to bench Kimmel — and the swift backlash that is still building in the creative community. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow-by-blow

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Adjective

The ministry did not disclose the missile’s flight time or provide detailed results from the test.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Likely no detailed stories of what happened to them and why have been passed down through the generations.

— Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of detailed

Adjective

But their 20-3 loss to the Seahawks (4-3) was so thorough, unsightly and disillusioning as to render the 5-0 run-up to it entirely suspect — especially considering the Chiefs’ thorny schedule ahead.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Under the existing two-step process, competing teams must include thorough engineering and financial details as part of their proposals before NASA selects finalists for further study.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of thorough

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As of Friday morning, with a full day left to vote early in the state of Georgia, the records were already falling.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
James uses this potential fault as a guiding principle of his writing for the Disklavier, full of crisply interlocking ostinatos.

— Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026

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