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 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 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 The blast charred the paper but blew away the shavings. — Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026

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Verb

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

Verb

Bouanga's pass then set Martínez loose on a counterattack with Son in injury time, and Martínez buried his sixth goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Anderson plays the deceased family matriarch who lost her life after a pack of wolves savagely gobbled her up, leaving nearly nothing behind to be buried.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of buried

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The Saudi Air Force bombed Sanaa Airport on July 13 after a Houthi delegation returning from former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral tried to land, violating the air blockade.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2026
The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing a withdrawal of its troops from the territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of bombed

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Cal Poly opened the year by upsetting Big West conference favorite UC Santa Barbara, positioning the men’s team for its first undefeated dual-meet season since moving to Division I in 1994.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026
Should unseeded Wrexham upset the odds to win both games, a semi-final against Danish champions Koge would be next up in another mini-tournament featuring Gintra of Lithuania and Scotland’s Hearts.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of upset

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Three minutes later, Son put away a volley after Carles Gil stopped a ball at the end line and whipped a cross into the center of the box.

— Kamran Nia July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Juan Rivera tried mate for the first time from his now wife Tiffany, who whipped it up for him while manning a beverage booth at a music festival.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of whipped

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Christian Walker hit a three-run double, Cam Smith added a two-run homer in Houston’s eight-run sixth inning and the Astros overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Keegan netted twice in the first leg of the final as Liverpool overcame Borussia Monchengladbach 3-2 on aggregate.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of overcame

Verb

Fletcher reentered the ring and flattened Bandito with a big boot to the side of the head.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
She has been criticized as too direct for those who prefer female softness, too dry for those who mistake composure for distance, and, at various points, judged through racial expectations that flattened the sophistication of her achievement.

— Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026

Definition of flattened

Verb

Chase Meidroth stepped on the bag and threw to first for what was momentarily ruled a double play in the top of the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Houston Astros.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Keith threw a heinous retaliatory elbow that concussed Sedin and from which his shooting percentage never recovered.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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