blown off

Definition of blown offnext
past participle of blow off
1
as in left
to end a usually intimate relationship with before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off

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2
as in missed
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Recent Examples of blown off Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 Public land turkeys get blown off roosts. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026 Logan reportedly went into the water to try to retrieve a hat that had blown off and did not resurface, police said. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 Fire officials said the closures were caused by construction debris that was blown off a bridge approximately 50 to 70 feet above the highway. Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026 Roofs were blown off houses and debris was scattered across yards. Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off. Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026 First, there are the concentric circle features, which look like wispy shells of ejecta blown off of the star. Big Think, 11 Feb. 2026 Aerial images captured by FOX 11 Los Angeles showed a portion of the roof blown off at an apartment complex in Bell Gardens following the deadly blast on Tuesday. Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
Verb
  • About the only one who failed to seize on the moment was defending champion Scottie Scheffler, who missed six putts inside 10 feet, four of them for birdie.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • The 28-year-old missed the entire 2025 campaign for the birth of her first child and maternity leave and was activated ahead of Saturday’s match.
    Asli Pelit, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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  • The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 May 2026
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  • The majority of interruptive ads are skipped or people just don’t pay attention to them.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Her lawsuit alleged that Alight skipped it.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026

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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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