as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blow away
For something that took them about three minutes to film, they've been blown away by the feedback.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the night's show, Jelly Roll, the singing competition's artist-in-residence and a mentor during last week's episode was blown away by another performance − a contestant covering his song.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Aroldis Chapman closed the door with a scoreless ninth inning to clinch the win, blowing away Michael A. Taylor with a 101 mph fastball to lock down his third save of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
We’re blown away by the seemingly endless number of discounts on popular brands like Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines, Vera Bradley, Kelly Clarkson Home, and Shark.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
Earlier in the night's show, Jelly Roll, the singing competition's artist-in-residence and a mentor during last week's episode was blown away by another performance − a contestant covering his song.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Aroldis Chapman closed the door with a scoreless ninth inning to clinch the win, blowing away Michael A. Taylor with a 101 mph fastball to lock down his third save of the season.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
We’re blown away by the seemingly endless number of discounts on popular brands like Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines, Vera Bradley, Kelly Clarkson Home, and Shark.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
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Trailing 0-2, the Heat now faces a series deficit that not many NBA teams have overcome.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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Not without its controversy, like life, the show has tried to demonstrate that family can overcome anything with love, laughter, and conversation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
24 Apr. 2025
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Within hours of Hamas’s attack, on October 7th, 2023, Israel began bombing Gaza.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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New York’s No. 1 romantic love bombs his new squeeze with grocery deliveries and an in-home masseuse visit, and Kate watches from the street as a pants-less Bronte runs out to tip the masseuse, who assures her that Joe Goldberg covered it all.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The election of a pope can be interrupted, not stopped The pope's funeral will end when his wooden coffin is taken in procession from St. Peter's Basilica to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, the church in Rome where he will be buried.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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But Pope Francis chose to be buried in Rome, at the Basilica of St. Mary Major — about 2.5 miles away.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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That means the weather was ripe for fire, and wind gusts of up to 25 miles per hour quickly whipped the fire toward inhabited areas.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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Get The Recipe 11 of 25 Lemon-Lime Poke Cake This recipe dresses up a white cake mix with a citrus-spiked filling and whipped topping.—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
16 Apr. 2025
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The cherry blossom motif wallpaper, floral curtains, and throw blanket are all from Pierre Frey, while the four-poster bed is made by Porte Italia.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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The first pitch Sánchez threw registered at 93.7 mph, something of a red flag considering his sinker has sat at 96 mph all season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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There were experiments with clay, pigment and glazing that were unsuccessful but persistence, dedication and desire to master the craft eventually reaped rewards.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Comments Penn Badgley is revealing the unusual acting technique that he’s mastered after five seasons of You.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Eye Cream tackles wrinkles, reduces dark circles, and even firms skin thanks to its skin-friendly formula that contains both pro-retinol and centella asiatica.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
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Gabriel Ebert plays a beloved English teacher, whose charm both attracts and upsets his young students, including striving Beth (Fina Strazza), furious Shelby (Sadie Sink), and the minister’s daughter Raelynn (Amalia Yoo).—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bronte looks fabulous in a slinky green dress, but Clayton’s unwelcome arrival upsets her until Clayton manhandles her and Joe beasts out, shoving him into a bookcase and telling him to leave her alone.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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