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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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
How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
By the time Charbonnet received the shotgun handoff, rookie left guard Grey Zabel had been blown off the ball by Arizona defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The very same day, a guy in flip-flops walked through Grand Prismatic Hot Spring to gather hats that had blown off people’s heads.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Streamers of gas can be spotted exiting the nebula, blown off by intense stellar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Any indie film producer can find themselves in the eye of a culture-war storm — but Daniel Bekerman got blown off course by the most powerful man on Earth.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Hall of course was sweating over this because any sudden movement and his head would be blown off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The Verrichias also just seem to have totally blown off the creditor's discovery by not responding to interrogatories or appearing to be examined.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
By the time Charbonnet received the shotgun handoff, rookie left guard Grey Zabel had been blown off the ball by Arizona defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The very same day, a guy in flip-flops walked through Grand Prismatic Hot Spring to gather hats that had blown off people’s heads.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Streamers of gas can be spotted exiting the nebula, blown off by intense stellar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Any indie film producer can find themselves in the eye of a culture-war storm — but Daniel Bekerman got blown off course by the most powerful man on Earth.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Hall of course was sweating over this because any sudden movement and his head would be blown off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
The Verrichias also just seem to have totally blown off the creditor's discovery by not responding to interrogatories or appearing to be examined.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
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In the same stadium where Jake Moody missed three field goals last year, Piñeiro was 4 of 4, including two from beyond 50 yards.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lamar Jackson, who has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury, is expected to return in Week 8 against the Chicago Bears, head coach John Harbaugh told media members after losing to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, winter storms dumped up to 3 feet of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, floods inundated burn scar regions risking mudslides, and powerful thunderstorms spawned tornadoes from Texas to Oklahoma.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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With exactly 11 minutes remaining, Walker dumped a screen pass off to O’Brien.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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He was done in during the second period by a mighty screen on Colorado’s first goal, and two deflections, which skipped past him.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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An employee washing a stir-fry wok at the three-compartment sink skipped the sanitation step.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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