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
Examples of blow away in a Sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
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—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
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—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
My whole team was blown away by the offerings that CEO Michelle Gass has put together, and the stock is way too cheap versus the innovation she’s brought to the party.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
We’ve been blown away by the interest; just about every continent except Antarctica is interested in using this.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
According to Bball-Index’s stat that measures gravity (how much attention a primary defender pays to his man while away from the ball), Hunter blew away his previous career high in 2024-25.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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