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Word: blowingly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...berates his chilly wife.Winning an argument easily with a self-satisfied put-down that sadistically needles her insecurities, Spacey lets a devilish grin sneak across his face as if to say: ooh! that was fun. Trouble is, Lester's target (adeptly played by Bening) is so easy and his blow so gratuitous that one can't help feeling that he isn't being defiant and rebellious, but merely willfully unkind. It would be a little less unsettling to watch if it didn't feel as if the director Mendes got off on Lester's meanness, and expected...

Author: By Jared S. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Name of the Rose | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

...think they're ecstatic about it, but I haven't heard anyone saying they're going to blow up the place," he added...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner and Joyce K. Mcintyre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: UHS Survey Unique Among Universities | 9/24/1999 | See Source »

...case of the cluster bomb, it is their ability to pierce armored vehicles, blow up personnel and otherwise alter the battle plans of an enemy brigade on the move that has made them a vital part of American campaigns in Iraq and more recently in Kosovo...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Red and Yellow Terror Pills | 9/23/1999 | See Source »

...sure was a three-day blow, replete with huffing and puffing and plenty of buffeting, lots of hot air and even some gloom and doom. There was nowhere to hide from its primal force; nothing to do but gawk, and murmur in hushed tones, and wait for it all to be over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Floyd and Ft. Worth: A Tale of Two Stories | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

...answers e-mail faster than a speeding bullet. He's able to blow up imaginary worlds with a single keystroke. Gabe L. Newell '84 may not be a card-carrying superhero, but for fans of the computer gaming world, he comes pretty close...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Programming Wiz Tops Gaming Market | 9/17/1999 | See Source »

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