as in buried
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blown away
Go for the Chicken Parm, on another note, and be blown away by an award-winning cutlet with a side of savory garlic linguine.
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Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
That structure, not shockingly, was blown away by a blizzard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The Buccaneers thumped the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, but Tampa Bay players were blown away by what quarterback Patrick Mahomes did in the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Examining the Orion capsule that flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, NASA officials noticed that huge chunks of its heat shield had unexpectedly blown away.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
That structure, not shockingly, was blown away by a blizzard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The Buccaneers thumped the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, but Tampa Bay players were blown away by what quarterback Patrick Mahomes did in the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Examining the Orion capsule that flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, NASA officials noticed that huge chunks of its heat shield had unexpectedly blown away.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
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In Monkayo, a gold-mining town in Davao de Oro province near Davao Oriental, the remains of three people were recovered after their house was buried late Thursday by a landslide, Dayanghirang and other officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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With only Canada goalie Jordan Binnington to beat, Haula deked him and buried the puck in the net.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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The president bombed Iran and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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All the entrances were reopened after being bombed shut, the support area by the entrance was mostly rebuilt and some tunnels are now open, according to a CNN analysis and Sam Lair, a research associate at the James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies (CNS).—
Farida Elsebai,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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There were no footprints leading in and out of the buildings, though with the storm’s intensity any trace of them would have been snowed under within minutes.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Blown away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20away. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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