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as in dumped
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
On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The plane used by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing when the door plug blew off the aircraft in mid-flight.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The building has suffered decline from a leaky roof and broken windows, and spring 2025 storms blew off its temporary roof and drenched some of its floors.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
After finding the 30-ton steel hatch cover that blew off a coal carrier this week amid an explosion aboard the ship, dive teams are working to find out how to remove it.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
Goldberg-Polin was taking cover in the same shelter as Cohen when a grenade blew off his left arm.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The pending strike in the Midwest comes as Boeing faces regulator pressure over safety concerns, after the door plug of a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines blew off mid-flight in January 2024, leading to the Federal Aviation Administration briefly grounding the jets.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Filip Timotija, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The plane used by Alaska Airlines was forced to make an emergency landing when the door plug blew off the aircraft in mid-flight.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
The building has suffered decline from a leaky roof and broken windows, and spring 2025 storms blew off its temporary roof and drenched some of its floors.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
After finding the 30-ton steel hatch cover that blew off a coal carrier this week amid an explosion aboard the ship, dive teams are working to find out how to remove it.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 21 Aug. 2025
Goldberg-Polin was taking cover in the same shelter as Cohen when a grenade blew off his left arm.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
The pending strike in the Midwest comes as Boeing faces regulator pressure over safety concerns, after the door plug of a 737 MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines blew off mid-flight in January 2024, leading to the Federal Aviation Administration briefly grounding the jets.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew off
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Callie, the hottest person at Seattle Grace, went through so much turmoil and humiliation in her relationships prior to that, including, but not limited to, being cheated on by her husband and being dumped by a newly out lesbian who couldn’t handle her being bisexual.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Sep. 2025
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Influencers skipped the middleman and built audiences on nontraditional platforms — something Ashe had evangelized years earlier.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
26 Sep. 2025
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Dimon himself skipped Glasgow, but the bank still came to the conference with a series of splashy commitments.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Avila, now in his third season, has missed the last two games with the injury.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
23 Sep. 2025
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West Springs, the inspectors found, had missed key red flags related to Keele’s son’s grave disability, which could have left him seriously harmed.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
22 Sep. 2025
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Just as its men’s counterpart did last year, the UWCL has now ditched the old group stage format for a new league phase.—
Neel Shelat,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Creating a more seamless form of live sports distribution means essentially rebuilding the cable bundles many have ditched over the last few years.—
Maya Sweedler,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Blew off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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