as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blow away
Final Thoughts Overall, I’m blown away by the Hero13’s capabilities.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Feb. 2025
My expectations before visiting South Africa were sky-high, and still I was blown away by the rich, vibrant reality.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
The food was great, but I was blown away by the desserts and drinks.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The Club name was unable to blow away numbers as each large enterprise figures out how to use the AI agents platform.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 20 Feb. 2025
My expectations before visiting South Africa were sky-high, and still I was blown away by the rich, vibrant reality.
—Chris Wallace, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2025
The food was great, but I was blown away by the desserts and drinks.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
The Club name was unable to blow away numbers as each large enterprise figures out how to use the AI agents platform.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
Verb
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Professionals can take control of their careers by overcoming these challenges and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The plethora of pixels can’t overcome a noise-prone sensor, though, and its picture tends to be soft.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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The snow under your feet may start to crack, slide, or sluff away.—
Ashley Thess,
Outdoor Life,
14 Mar. 2025
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The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 Dec. 2024
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Israel bombed Gaza in what was one of the deadliest single days since the war began.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2025
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The movie bombed at the box office, grossing less than $40 million domestically.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Gaza’s health ministry said the toll was likely to rise with many people buried under rubble.—
Abeer Salman,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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Once a week or so, one of them takes a short helicopter ride to the northern slope of the Mauna Loa volcano – necessary because in 2022 an eruption buried more than a mile of the road in 30 feet of lava.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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The moment was so precious that Reed whipped out her phone to take a quick video and later shared it on TikTok.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Blizzards expected in Northern Plains Forecasters warned that heavy snow whipped by powerful winds are likely to make travel treacherous in parts of the Rockies and Northern Plains.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2025
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There’s still not enough playmakers there for Young to throw to, especially not enough of them with speed.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 41-year-old Bachelor Nation alum revealed in a March 17 Instagram post that he was attacked by his family dog twice in a span of 12 hours several days earlier while throwing a barbecue with his friends.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Fellow White Lotus star Leslie Bibb also mastered a celestial cheek highlight, and wig artist Maahleek crafted a stunning Shego-esque hairdo.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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In an increasingly remote and hybrid world, collaboration and new communication styles are increasingly important in order to work with co-workers and clients—those are things that generative AI and agentic tools are not able to master (yet).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Naledi skins its trailer out in a combination of aluminum and aluminum composite.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Mar. 2025
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Fur handling is a lengthy discussion for another time, but at the very least, have a plan to skin your catch, then roll it up (fur out) and put it in the freezer, to be sold or tanned at a later time.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20away. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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