blow away
verb
blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away
1
: to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air
their doubts were blown away
2
: to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3
: to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4
: to defeat soundly
blew their rivals away in the first game
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Examples of blow away in a Sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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And sometimes you’re just blown away by what someone brings.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Rising like a giant Grim Creeper out of the glories of the industrial revolution, as the 1920s ended, was a tax establishment blowing away all previous standards.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
They were blown away by the response—both positive and negative.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
And even now, the native of Geelong — a port city about a 45-mile drive south of Melbourne — gets a little blown away by the hype that can surround college football.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
Rising like a giant Grim Creeper out of the glories of the industrial revolution, as the 1920s ended, was a tax establishment blowing away all previous standards.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
They were blown away by the response—both positive and negative.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
And even now, the native of Geelong — a port city about a 45-mile drive south of Melbourne — gets a little blown away by the hype that can surround college football.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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