blew away

verb

past tense of blow away
as in snowed under
to defeat by a large margin the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

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Recent Examples of blew away The Fijians blew away Wales in the first half, racking up 469 meters to Wales' 66, and 25 offloads to Wales' none. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 In addition, the bidding for his Americano mask on Fanatics blew away WWE officials. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 His adept approach blew away the sentimental collector. — Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026 Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia and a brace from John McGinn blew away Forest, who had been leading 1-0 after the first leg. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 7 May 2026 Insiders say even though Erskine had not helmed a feature film yet, her pitch blew away the studio and producers, leading to her first big directing job. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026 The Angels had only one hit, an Oswald Peraza bloop single that the wind probably blew away from right fielder Victor Robles. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 The streak tied the 1955 team for the Trojans’ best win streak in program history and blew away the record for its best start ever. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 The blast charred the paper but blew away the shavings. — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew away
  1. snowed under
  2. buried
  3. bombed
  4. upset
  5. whipped
  6. overcame
  7. flattened
  8. threw
Verb
  • There were no footprints leading in and out of the buildings, though with the storm’s intensity any trace of them would have been snowed under within minutes.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Definition of snowed under
Verb
  • Off a cross from Anthony Gordon, Jude Bellingham shook off defenders en route to the left side of the box, and buried home a left-footed shot toward the far post.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • For just the second time in the nearly 50-year history of the Islamic Republic, the country has buried a supreme leader.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of buried
Verb
  • Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • Helldivers 2 was bombed with hundreds of thousands of negative reviews, and Sony reversed the policy within days.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of bombed
Verb
  • Haaland scored his sixth and seventh goals to upset five-time champion Brazil and get the Scandinavian country into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Later, the co-anchors were joined by their spouses, Lindsay Czarniak and Mike Feldman, respectively, to take in the World Cup match in which Norway upset Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • The next morning, the wind whipped the lake to a froth, making the crossing to the river’s outlet impossible.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • And, alas, there isn't the customary chain saw whipped out at the end.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Jude Bellingham scored twice in a two-minute span to give England a 2-0 lead, Mexico rallied, Kane scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick and England overcame a Jarell Quansah red card, playing the final 48 minutes a man down.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Pitching in the rotation spot vacated when Randy Vásquez went on the IL with a right ankle bruise, Márquez overcame a 31-pitch first inning and was able to walk off the mound four innings later pumping his fist after throwing just 51 more.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • But at least on paper, average rents have essentially flattened, not lowered, over the past three years.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
  • Trade-offs that deserve nuance get flattened into false binaries.
    — Joy Nissen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of flattened
Verb
  • Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Coulombe issued three walks over the final two innings and threw 37 pitches.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of threw

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“Blew away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew%20away. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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