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 clip sees him as a 2D man living life, ordering coffee, driving, getting blown away by the wind, and getting sucked into a vacuum.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
When this final collapse happens, shockwaves ripple out to the star's outer layers, which are blown away in a supernova explosion, taking with them the vast majority of the star's mass.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Zender and Furman were blown away at Philadelphians’ ability to recall the Xs and Os of the trick play.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This doesn’t mean, of course, that NYSE faces the risk confronted by some incumbents of getting blown away altogether in the face of new technology.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
When this final collapse happens, shockwaves ripple out to the star's outer layers, which are blown away in a supernova explosion, taking with them the vast majority of the star's mass.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Zender and Furman were blown away at Philadelphians’ ability to recall the Xs and Os of the trick play.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This doesn’t mean, of course, that NYSE faces the risk confronted by some incumbents of getting blown away altogether in the face of new technology.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
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France’s Eric Perrot overcame a wobble on the final shoot and a late surge from Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to win a sensational first men’s relay gold medal for his country today.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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While most fungal attempts at infection fail, a small number do succeed thanks to the constant evolutionary pressure on pathogens to overcome host plant defenses.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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The war ended after NATO bombed Serbia for 78 days in 1999, eventually forcing it to pull out its troops from the territory.—
Zana Cimili,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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The suspects who bombed the office of Alex Odeh have long been identified by the FBI, and while one was imprisoned for unrelated crimes, the other two have been living comfortably in Israel for many years.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Only one body was identified by a family, while the others were buried on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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In a report published this month in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, a team from the Australian National University examined the tooth enamel of three individuals buried at the Dong Xa Iron Age burial site in Northern Vietnam.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Mickel upset the gold medalist from the moguls, Cooper Woods — with the Australian bailing out of his final jump to hand Mickel the win.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
15 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Olsson scored, Ebba Traff Svensson stopped 29 shots, and Sweden upset Czechia 2-0 on Friday to advance to the semifinal round for the first time in 12 years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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They were instead captured and publicly whipped.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Those who observe Lent will spend the next several Fridays whipping out fish recipes or attending a fish fry and abstaining from eating meat.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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The drone team stationed at ski jumping has come up with a way to catch the drone, change the battery and throw it back in the air.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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On a 2009 episode of The Rachel Zoe Project, the stylist’s last-minute work obligations threw a wrench in her plans with her then-husband, Rodger Berman.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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Liu skated on, mastering her jumps and repeating as national champion in 2020, though age restrictions prevented her from entering international competitions.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan Amy Tan has mastered the art of mother-daughter literature.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Showed me more than one way to skin a cat.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The animals were valued for their fur and often trapped and skinned, while logging destroyed much of their habitat.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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