blow away

verb

Definition of blow awaynext
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 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 Leo took a moment to pay his respects, looking over at the blue waters of the sea, a gust of wind blowing away his white zuchetto (skull cap). — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 This matter blown away from the vicinity of the supermassive black hole may either heat up gas and prevent stars from forming or compress gas and cause shock waves within the galaxy. — Mary Ogborn, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow away
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
  1. overcome
  2. bomb
  3. bury
  4. upset
  5. whip
  6. throw
  7. master
  8. skin
Verb
  • After scoring in Mexico’s opening match against South Africa — his first goal at a World Cup — Jimenez was overcome with emotion on the pitch.
    — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • To be able to feel and touch the community of Cologne, and this person who suffered that ordeal and overcame it — and then managed to carry out the courage of her convictions with Ukrainian refugees.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Definition of overcome
Verb
  • Things had improved since then, before spilling out into the open late last year when Saudi Arabia bombed a port in Yemen targeting a weapons shipment from the UAE.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • The administration has since tried to bomb its way out of this war, but without the ability to hold territory, the United States is now merely depleting its stocks of expensive ordnance to little strategic effect.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Verb
  • Each of the women were buried in matching underground chambers, with the princess Ita followed by Khenmet, Itaweret, and an anonymous woman assumed to be their sister Sathathormeryt.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • The largest of the debris aprons covers 50 square miles (130 square kilometers), which would be large enough to bury a small city or a large town.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of bury
Verb
  • Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Experts now say the move could upset a steady flow of footwear sourcing from the country, which has become a critical supplier of leather shoes to the United States market.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Vanilla ice cream was layered with strawberry sauce, pound cake pieces, strawberry crunch, whipped topping and fresh strawberries, then served with cinnamon-sugar chips fried in-house.
    — Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
  • The next morning, the wind whipped the lake to a froth, making the crossing to the river’s outlet impossible.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of whip
Verb
  • All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • California’s court systems have also thrown their weight behind the plaintiffs in the case.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of throw
Verb
  • Specialists are now studying the turbine blades to determine how they were manufactured and whether Russia has mastered single-crystal casting for cruise missile propulsion.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Ahead, Sharkey shares more advice for mastering boho style, along with her product recommendations that check flower crowns at the door.
    — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 11 July 2026
Definition of master
Verb
  • Onion skins to add nutrients to soil, either through compost heap or by placing scraps directly in the dirt.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 7 July 2026
  • All the specimens were skinned first, and the team removed any excess flesh and internal organs.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Definition of skin

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