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
Illinois coach Brad Underwood, the former Kansas State player who later was the Wildcats’ associate head coach, was blown away by Wagler’s performance.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
The first time Andrew Bellavia attended a live performance featuring a new assistive listening technology for people with hearing aids, he was blown away.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In training, players and coaches were blown away by him while he would also be spotted listening to music and singing to himself around the training ground.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Or would they have been blown away by any shiny clean truck that was only a few years old?
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
At the celebration, Luis gave a speech and I was just blown away.
—Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The mulch has blown away or been washed away from around the roots of plants, or is no longer protecting the soil of an unplanted garden bed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
But not all of this ex-stellar material is destined to fall into the black hole; some is blasted away at near-light speed, while other material is blown away as black hole winds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Travelers are blown away by what these budget-friendly spinners can handle.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
The first time Andrew Bellavia attended a live performance featuring a new assistive listening technology for people with hearing aids, he was blown away.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
In training, players and coaches were blown away by him while he would also be spotted listening to music and singing to himself around the training ground.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Or would they have been blown away by any shiny clean truck that was only a few years old?
—Caleb Harris, Austin American Statesman, 22 Jan. 2026
At the celebration, Luis gave a speech and I was just blown away.
—Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
The mulch has blown away or been washed away from around the roots of plants, or is no longer protecting the soil of an unplanted garden bed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
But not all of this ex-stellar material is destined to fall into the black hole; some is blasted away at near-light speed, while other material is blown away as black hole winds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Travelers are blown away by what these budget-friendly spinners can handle.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
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Cosey has welcomed archaeological teams from Mississippi State University to her property, digging for the stories buried beneath the topsoil.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Julian Strawther buried the Nuggets’ 10th 3-pointer of the half, and by intermission the Nets trailed 64-49.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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As tensions soar over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, satellite images show activity at two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the United States that may be a sign of Tehran trying to obscure efforts to salvage any materials remaining there.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue was fire-bombed, and a little over a week ago, threatening signs displaying a swastika and a noose were found at Shalom Park, home to multiple Jewish organizations in Charlotte.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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