Thesaurus results for BLOW AWAY

blow away

verb

Definition of blow away next

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 Data center revenue came in at $561 million, blowing away the $515 million expectation. —

Annie Palmer, CNBC, 1 May 2026 Thankfully, that’s what I was most blown away by. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026 Turn on the fan, and the moving air will blow away the lighter chaff. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2026 Luckily the unexpected havoc didn’t blow away all the good vibes. —

Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blow away

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Detroit allowed Cleveland to sprint to a 22-0 run to start the second half that took the Cavaliers from a four-point halftime deficit to an 18-point lead the Pistons were never able to overcome.

— Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 12 May 2026
To overcome this, researchers at ETH Zurich used a subtler effect called the geometric phase, which exploits the path taken by atoms through an artificial ‘crystal of light’ built from intersecting laser beams.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026