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
Park, who opened the Shaw District business in 2017, was blown away by the honor.
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Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At an invitational where speed was the norm, three meet relay records were blown away by visitors from Long Beach Wilson, Calabasas and Anaheim Servite.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Other matter is blown away by intense black hole winds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, Mourinho’s side had blown away the opposition, with only Swansea City having the temerity to take the lead before eventually succumbing 4-2 as Diego Costa netted a hat-trick.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The normal matter within those globular clusters gets blown away, ejected from the dark matter halo that surrounds them.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
And so at the Roundtable, I was just blown away the first time.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The quality is incredible, and they [Roller Rabbit] are blown away.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Kaplan was blown away by the vineyard’s potential even before the Guttersens asked him to map and plant it.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
Mike Stunson, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
At an invitational where speed was the norm, three meet relay records were blown away by visitors from Long Beach Wilson, Calabasas and Anaheim Servite.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Other matter is blown away by intense black hole winds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Otherwise, Mourinho’s side had blown away the opposition, with only Swansea City having the temerity to take the lead before eventually succumbing 4-2 as Diego Costa netted a hat-trick.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
The normal matter within those globular clusters gets blown away, ejected from the dark matter halo that surrounds them.
—Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
And so at the Roundtable, I was just blown away the first time.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026
The quality is incredible, and they [Roller Rabbit] are blown away.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
Kaplan was blown away by the vineyard’s potential even before the Guttersens asked him to map and plant it.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
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Potted plants can be brought into unheated garages or basements during cold snaps or buried in the ground, pot and all.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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And just as Nicky is the only person who can see Morgan’s goodness inside her many flaws, only Morgan recognizes Nicky’s unhappiness buried within his bizarre decision to be a priest.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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DeVito also directed this charming flick that kinda bombed in theaters but developed a following on VHS and DVD.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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Residents say the Israelis have prevented residents — most of whom work in agriculture — from accessing their farmland near the border; other fields were bombed with white phosphorous, Lebanese authorities said, destroying vegetation and thousands of trees.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 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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