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
Public land turkeys get blown off roosts.
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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
Set inside a 17th-century former noble residence, the building has been a hotel since 1811—a grand, if slightly dusty, fixture of the Roman hospitality circuit—before having the cobwebs blown off courtesy of a four-year renovation overseen by the French-Mexican architect and designer Hugo Toro.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
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
Set inside a 17th-century former noble residence, the building has been a hotel since 1811—a grand, if slightly dusty, fixture of the Roman hospitality circuit—before having the cobwebs blown off courtesy of a four-year renovation overseen by the French-Mexican architect and designer Hugo Toro.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
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But Maxey missed his final three attempts, and the Celtics held on to win.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Houston survived James’ missed potential winner at the end of regulation after Alperen Şengün couldn’t score on the other end, but overtime felt inevitable — and so did the unraveling.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Level 5 accident dumped radioactive contamination across Europe and it is thought that traces of isotope iodine-131 may have caused several hundred cancer diagnoses.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite a decade of front-row appearances, luxury house ambassadorships and a cultural footprint that reshaped the global music industry, members RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have collectively skipped the first Monday in May.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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At least one of those times, the head of the country’s space agency suggested it be skipped.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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