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 weather blew away any hope of the team arriving in NYC by early morning as planned, and several late-night texts revealed what might ordinarily be described as a white-knuckle drive, only nobody was holding the steering wheel.
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Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Following Cline’s most recent meeting, the rising star blew away execs, we’re told, leading to an offer.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
For example, Schumacher said the average temperature in Fort Collins, Colorado, during December blew away the previous record and was equal to the average temperature for the month of March.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Which, of course, blew away the market for them because even the eco-whackos really don’t want them unless the government pays a large chunk of the price.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Micron Technology’s stock jumped 12% after the company signaled robust demand for its memory chips and blew away fiscal first-quarter estimates.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The Classical Academy’s tornadic defense blew away Mountain View in the Class 4A flag football championship game Saturday afternoon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 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
Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Following Cline’s most recent meeting, the rising star blew away execs, we’re told, leading to an offer.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026
For example, Schumacher said the average temperature in Fort Collins, Colorado, during December blew away the previous record and was equal to the average temperature for the month of March.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Which, of course, blew away the market for them because even the eco-whackos really don’t want them unless the government pays a large chunk of the price.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Micron Technology’s stock jumped 12% after the company signaled robust demand for its memory chips and blew away fiscal first-quarter estimates.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
The Classical Academy’s tornadic defense blew away Mountain View in the Class 4A flag football championship game Saturday afternoon.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew away
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Only one body was identified by a family, while the others were buried on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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This drill bit was not buried under sand waiting for an archaeological expedition.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Trump, in particular, noted his administration changed the name of the Defense Department back to the War Department, boosted federal spending for military families, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and conducted the Maduro operation in Venezuela.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the agency to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Mickel upset the gold medalist from the moguls, Cooper Woods — with the Australian bailing out of his final jump to hand Mickel the win.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Olsson scored, Ebba Traff Svensson stopped 29 shots, and Sweden upset Czechia 2-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinal round for the first time in 12 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Winds whipped and livestock fled as first responders tried to quell the intense flames, another video showed.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Takaichi’s popularity with voters helped more than 90% of LDP candidates win their seats, including 41 out of 43 of her colleagues who overcame the stain of financial scandals to secure voter support.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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France’s Mathis Desloges, who has taken two silvers so far, pulled his team into medal position during the third leg of the race, while Italy’s Federico Pellegrino overcame Finland in the anchor leg to take bronze on home soil in his last Olympics.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The quote has been used so much it’s been flattened into a meme and lost some of its impact.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have produced the most precise measurements yet of the solar system’s largest planet, showing that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates suggested.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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But global warming threw a wrench into this method.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The only game Pivetta threw to a different catcher was the opener of the Wild Card Series against the Cubs, when Freddy Fermin was behind the plate as Pivetta allowed two runs on three hits and struck out nine over five innings.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The doors are locked and a notice of non-payment from National Grid is pasted to the front of El Primo Restaurant in Leominster after federal authorities nabbed its owner and three others for allegedly conducting a $1 million SNAP fraud scheme.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Broncos had just pasted the Spartans 89-58 and were riding a four-game winning streak, after starting 1-5 in conference play.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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