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
Parenteau willed her team to victory in mixed 2, and then LA blew away STL in the DreamBreaker for a statement win and to take the group.
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Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
Sameer Rizvi blew away Mumbai with 90 runs off 51 balls to help set up Delhi's second win from two matches.
—ABC News, 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
In a crowded primary, Hinojosa blew away her competition with nearly 60% of the vote.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 26 May 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
Sameer Rizvi blew away Mumbai with 90 runs off 51 balls to help set up Delhi's second win from two matches.
—ABC News, 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
In a crowded primary, Hinojosa blew away her competition with nearly 60% of the vote.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew away
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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
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That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
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In reality, there were three forecast teams—one American and two British—in three different locations in case one of them were to be bombed.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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There’s also a threat of infrastructure such as the airport being bombed.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 May 2026
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Barkov has three goals and eight assists in the tournament including one of each Saturday as the Finns upset Canada 4-2 to reach the title game.—
Greg Cote
May 31,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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After the last couple shows, I’ve been flooded with messages from fans that were upset by her rants.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 May 2026
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As conquerers of the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have whipped all five boroughs into a frenzy.—
Esfandiar Baraheni,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Costume bit the tenant’s hands and cheek during the struggle, then whipped a knife out of his pocket and stabbed the tenant in the back of the neck, the tenant said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2026
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The Miami Hurricanes overcame the first-inning implosion on Saturday night, one in which poor pitching from AJ Ciscar and poor defense behind him allowed the Florida Gators to score six runs in the winner’s bracket game in the Gainesville Regional of the NCAA tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2026
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La Mirada scored two runs in the fifth inning, but Escobar closed out well and overcame walking five batters.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Ivar flattened Psycho Clown in the corner before Psycho crumbled prematurely.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The military office, flattened.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Fortunately for the Trojans, Adrian Lopez alertly threw home to easily nail Hacopian by several feet to end the inning.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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The pitcher threw one pitch behind Crow-Armstrong and the another over his head.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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