blowouts

noun

plural of blowout
as in events
a social gathering staged a huge blowout for Halloween

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Recent Examples of blowouts This year’s lingerie spectacular was no different, with Dame Pat McGrath masterminding the baby winged eyeliner and pink cheeks, while Guido Palau executed the blowouts. — Violet Hayward, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Then there’s a big dropoff in snaps to the young guys who have entered in blowouts, led by Mykah Newton (19) and Keyshawn Stancil (18). — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 Stanton was active for the Wild Card Series sweep of Boston but didn’t get in the games, which both turned into blowouts. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Japanese straightening permanently restructures the hair, while Brazilian blowouts and keratin treatments are semipermanent coatings that wash out in roughly four months and still allow some wave or curl to hold. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Cindy Crawford’s impeccable blowouts even became one of her hallmarks. — María Diez, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2026 The line is bloated, an overreaction to the Jayden Daniels’ injury and last week’s blowouts. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Those in the middle—think type 2 waves and type 3 curls—with thicker hair are the most likely to achieve the bouncy, shiny blowouts found all over Instagram (and Airsmooth marketing materials). — Eden Stuart, Allure, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blowouts
  1. events
  2. parties
  3. celebrations
  4. bashes
  5. receptions
Noun
  • The district would install gates on its drives that could be opened or closed as needed during events and school hours.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The local police department is conducting a criminal investigation into the events leading up to the collision and the actions of those involved, Kinnan said Wednesday.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of events
Noun
  • If the Greens and the Communists are lobbing bombs at the two major political parties from the extreme left, Libertarians are on the opposite side of the fight--lobbing bombs from the extreme right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats are trying to flip the governorship as Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican businessman Rick Jackson in a race both parties see as competitive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of parties
Noun
  • The weekend would include a lakefront welcome party at Westward, an intimate rehearsal dinner at a private club, a ceremony at a chapel near her home, and the rest of the celebrations in her family’s backyard.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Cinema Eye Honors, one of the main bellwethers for the Best Documentary Feature race, began its 20th annual celebrations with a first wave of awards announcements for its 2027 ceremony.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of celebrations
Noun
  • Gone are the beer bashes, the thrill of invention and any hint that Zuckerberg lusted for something — women, attention, clout — other than a quarterly earnings report.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • More recently, over the summer, FunDimension was World Cup watch party central, hosting bashes for various matches with soccer stars including Paul Pogba in attendance.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of bashes
Noun
  • Spann-Ford was the only one who got involved in the pass game though, hauling in two receptions for 11 yards.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026
  • McMahan, a senior, had five receptions for 132 yards and a touchdown, blocked a field goal, recovered a fumble, had six solo tackles and intercepted three passes, returning one 60 yards for the clinching touchdown.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of receptions

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