blower
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Synonyms
blowhard, boaster, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bragger, cockalorum, cracker [chiefly dialect], gascon, gasconader, swaggerer, vaunter
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The end of the field work left them with plenty of questions and no guarantee of another storm, so the scientists decided to rig up a high-powered red leaf blower and a camera to capture exactly what happens when these lizards encounter high winds. — Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com, "Hurricanes may spin a more aggressive population of spiders, new study shows," 21 Aug. 2019 Independent journalists, rights advocates, opposition politicians, government whistle-blowers and others are smeared in the media, jailed on dubious charges and, in some cases, killed. — New York Times, "Fears of Navalny Poisoning Are Rooted in Previous Attacks on Kremlin Foes," 29 July 2019 Frequency Therapeutics, the Woburn biotech that wants to restore hearing lost as a result of long-term exposure to loud music, leaf blowers, and other features of modern life, has found a like-minded business partner in Japan. — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, "Frequency signs $80m deal with Japan’s Astellas Pharma," 17 July 2019 Using this model, the system builds lower air pressure in front of the fish and more behind them with just a single blower motor, working just like a pneumatic tube at a bank, Whooshh CEO Vince Bryan III tells Popular Mechanics. — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, "How That Mesmerizing Fish Tube Works," 12 Aug. 2019 Others said good riddance, because that blower design stank anyway. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Nope, AMD didn't kill its reference Radeon 5700 cards barely a month after introducing them," 9 Aug. 2019 Walmart’s NextDay delivery can bring a bounce house — with slide! — and its accompanying heavy-duty blower to your backyard in a flash. — Joni Sweet, USA TODAY, "Have more fun outdoors in 24 hours with these awesome toys," 8 Aug. 2019 We like that the Toro UltraPlus leaf blower vacuum also has mulching capability. — Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping, "The 7 Best Leaf Vacuums to Make Yard Work Easy," 26 July 2019 Once a true believer who worked at the firm for 3½ years and considered Cambridge’s Chief Executive Alexander Nix a friend and mentor, Kaiser turned into an unlikely whistle-blower who testified to legislative bodies on both sides of the Atlantic. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Be afraid. Be very afraid of big data. The documentary ‘The Great Hack’ tells us why," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'blower.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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