blow off

1
as in to dump
to end a usually intimate relationship with before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off

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2
as in to skip
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Recent Examples of blow off Thousands of the jihadist jokers had either their private parts or their ears blown off when the Zionist entity set them off last year. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025 Meanwhile, the life flight helicopter was blown off the roof and surrounding debris entered the radiators hospital’s generators, leaving the building without electricity, according to a presentation from Johnson County Emergency Management. Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025 After Rubio’s orders to stop work, the cleanup crews were forced to abandon the site, and, for weeks, all that was covering the contaminated dirt were tarps, which at one point blew off in the wind. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025 This isn’t about a group of people who go up a mountain and get blown off by a storm. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow off
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Verb
  • As the upper stage continues towards space, the lower stage falls, spiraling back to Earth, dumping what remains of its fuel.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • As part of the movement, the website calls for people to sell their Tesla vehicles as well as dump their stock and join picket lines in front of more than 500 Tesla locations around the world.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
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  • While often skipped for the sake of time, a base of the best eyeshadow primer is crucial to ensure your work stays put throughout the day.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In a practical sense, the move will allow Adams to skip directly to the general election in November, giving him more time to campaign unencumbered by the weight of his criminal charges.
    ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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  • The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • These reactions put what happened for Thomas on Friday into perspective to show those who missed it.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Creighton rebounded a UConn miss with about 7 seconds left and a 7-point lead, and the Huskies backed off, allowing the Bluejays to dribble out the clock.
    Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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  • Trump says Iran must ditch ‘concept of a nuclear weapon’ President Donald Trump on Monday once again reiterated that Iran must abandon any hope of obtaining a nuclear weapon as the U.S. prepares for more talks in less than a week.
    Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Trump should ditch the tariffs, do some damage control with allies and reassert America as the center of global free trade.
    Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20off. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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