Thesaurus results for BLEW AWAY

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 As Democrats blew away their Republican rivals in an unprecedented midterm sweep Tuesday, the Make America Health Again movement also got bowled over, raising questions about the fate of the motley movement. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026 But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The day before the final, thunderstorms blew away the worst of the smoke. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 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

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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

Definition of snowed under

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Auwaerter, who was not part of the study, said the data didn't distinguish consumption from external exposure -- in other words, the hair could have picked up traces of weed simply by being buried together with it.

— Mary Evans, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Oleksander Haiovyi, 20, looks at his car buried in dirt and debris after a strike on a residential area in Kyiv, on Saturday, Nov 7, 2026.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of buried

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Aaron Ekblad added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Panthers overcame a 38-28 shot disadvantage to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Less than six months ago, the Knicks furiously overcame a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of overcame

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Tents flood, cliffs collapse onto children, and hospitals are bombed with people inside.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
Decades of riffing onstage had conditioned her not to dwell on whether a performance had bombed, but what about a rant as a tour guide?

— Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of bombed

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The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
More action sought on housing The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of upset

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Now comes Denver, which whipped the Panthers in Super Bowl 50 because Carolina couldn’t handle the Broncos’ pass rush.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The Falcons’ starting quarterback twirled a black string around his finger, then violently whipped it down after his first interception.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of whipped

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Using the textured side of a meat mallet, gently pound the meat until it’s slightly flattened, creating indentations all over the surface.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
In either case, had the truck not responded at all, the car would have been flattened and its occupants would not likely have survived at those speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of flattened

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McCarthy threw for a career-high 293 yards in his first home start for New York since a trade from Minnesota in late September but was intercepted by Rasul Douglas in the final minute, sending fans to the exits.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Quarterback Dean Munroe threw four touchdown passes, the others to Achai Griffin, Davy Murphy and Mason Mathis.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

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