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
And apparently, Oliver was blown away.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 June 2026
The reason Ingelsby finds himself here is because audiences were blown away by the first season of Task, which marked his return to HBO following the success of his other crime drama Mare of Easttown.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Upon first impression, we were blown away.
—Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Besides that dapper West Coast blues/R&B duo, Medley was blown away by an up-and-coming artist named Little Richard.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Kuruc has been blown away by Tilly, who also starred in Tuesday’s 3-1 sectional semifinal win over Mother McAuley.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Mohan didn’t initially know about the competition but was blown away by the depth and diversity of the network.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Academy staff were blown away by his preparation, including endless folders on his laptop containing tactical research on teams across the world.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 June 2026
The reason Ingelsby finds himself here is because audiences were blown away by the first season of Task, which marked his return to HBO following the success of his other crime drama Mare of Easttown.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Equipped with a sophisticated suite of instruments, the probe was designed to study the Martian atmosphere to learn more about how it is eroded, or blown away and thinned out by particles in the solar wind.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Upon first impression, we were blown away.
—Praful Saklani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Besides that dapper West Coast blues/R&B duo, Medley was blown away by an up-and-coming artist named Little Richard.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2026
Kuruc has been blown away by Tilly, who also starred in Tuesday’s 3-1 sectional semifinal win over Mother McAuley.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Mohan didn’t initially know about the competition but was blown away by the depth and diversity of the network.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Academy staff were blown away by his preparation, including endless folders on his laptop containing tactical research on teams across the world.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
Verb
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That could be a good thing for USC-UCLA, Iowa-Nebraska, Illinois-Northwestern and other Big Ten rivalry games that tend to get buried on the last weekend of the regular season.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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His ashes are buried in the Memorial Garden at our church and his name added to a list of those who reside there.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2026
Verb
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But when you’re threatened with your house being bombed, with your reputation being destroyed—that’s not a comfortable environment.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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Oil prices rose around 3% after the Pentagon said the United States bombed Iranian military sites, retaliation for Tehran's shooting down of an American drone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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 12 Jun. 2026.
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