blowout

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Sanchez got into the act passing the ball in the second half with a pretty 35-yard strike to David Clowney, but by that point it didn't really matter as the blowout was already on.

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  1. noun A sudden rupture or bursting, as of an automobile tire.
  2. noun The hole made by such a rupture.
  3. noun A sudden escape of a confined gas or liquid, as from a well.
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  • It was definitely going to be a blowout, and probably not for the reasons Izzie would suspect. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • Few automakers can spare the money for a blowout, and with sales down 18 percent last year, their only objective is convincing people to buy cars.
  • Eric Wedge also used 2. 5\% of Masa Kobayashi's total appearances and 1. 7\% of Rafael Perez's -- three relievers in a blowout, all entering after the score was 7-0. —  Major League Baseball
  • The Dodgers won't see Jason Marquis or Bobby Howry except in a blowout, and similarly, the Cubs won't see Greg Maddux or Scott Proctor, and possibly Chan-Ho Park. —  Baseball Analysts
  • There's good arguments based on statistics and personnel that either team could win in a blowout, a close low scoring game, a close high scoring game or a somewhat lopsided game that goes either way. —  Field Gulls
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