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as in left
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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as in skipped
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 blew off
So Clark blew off the steam that comes with the heat of competition, all eyes in the arena on her, to get that second technical with 22 seconds left and the Fever up 10.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Far from being guaranteed a spot on the Yankees’ postseason roster, the eight-time All-Star then flew home to Miami at the end of the regular season and blew off a mandatory team workout prior to the ALDS.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Police and fire personnel were called to the gym on South Bowen Road and Park Row Drive in Pantego, where a sign blew off the building along with the front facade of the building.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Instead of abiding by his orders to stand down, Miles blew off plans with Maddie (Morgan Lindholm) to hunt down Diaz, the man in charge of the cartel responsible for the fentanyl.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Apparently, Trick had been warned about keeping the show PG-13 and to behave beforehand, but blew off the memo.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Things took a turn for the worse two years ago when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 Max shortly after take-off, renewing questions about the safety of its manufacturing and put federal restrictions on the pace of production.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Far from being guaranteed a spot on the Yankees’ postseason roster, the eight-time All-Star then flew home to Miami at the end of the regular season and blew off a mandatory team workout prior to the ALDS.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Police and fire personnel were called to the gym on South Bowen Road and Park Row Drive in Pantego, where a sign blew off the building along with the front facade of the building.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026
Instead of abiding by his orders to stand down, Miles blew off plans with Maddie (Morgan Lindholm) to hunt down Diaz, the man in charge of the cartel responsible for the fentanyl.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Apparently, Trick had been warned about keeping the show PG-13 and to behave beforehand, but blew off the memo.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Things took a turn for the worse two years ago when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 Max shortly after take-off, renewing questions about the safety of its manufacturing and put federal restrictions on the pace of production.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew off
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Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Workers were seen in recent days removing algae from the Reflecting Pool, and on Tuesday morning, crews dumped bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the water.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Cassettes fluttered, CDs skipped, and choosing a dozen albums for a trip meant leaving dozens more behind.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2026
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But the software botched or skipped hundreds of names, the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 June 2026
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Maybe your flight was canceled, your luggage disappeared, you got stranded overseas, missed a cruise departure or learned a hard lesson the hard way.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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The consensus seems to be that the Mavs will target a point guard, which makes sense as the Mavs’ current lead guard, Kyrie Irving, is 34 and missed all of last season recovering from a torn ACL.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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