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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2
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
Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
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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
Fire officials said another witness reported that a manhole cover was blown off.
—David Aaro, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Some solar flares can result in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – huge plumes of plasma blown off the sun's corona and into deep space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
This is why the main head of a comet can look green, but the tail, made of material blown off the head, tends to be a different color.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
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
Fire officials said another witness reported that a manhole cover was blown off.
—David Aaro, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Some solar flares can result in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – huge plumes of plasma blown off the sun's corona and into deep space.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Jan. 2026
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
This is why the main head of a comet can look green, but the tail, made of material blown off the head, tends to be a different color.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
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Guard Skyy Clark, who missed 10 conference games while recovering from a hamstring injury, struggled offensively, missing all five shots from the field.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, the Hurricanes hardly missed.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2026
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Helicopter crews that dumped water and dragged a large, heavy bucket through the snow to prevent body-recovery teams from getting hit by additional avalanches had further obscured evidence of the deadly slide, Reynaud said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The volunteer cleaning teams found sofas, mattresses and other items dumped illegally on the streets and behind businesses.—
Staff report,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Makeup artists from Grayson’s team are also positioned in the wings, armed with blotting papers (Tatcha Aburatorigami papers are his go-to) and cotton buds, waiting to catch a presenter who skipped the makeup room or an actor who just won an award.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba has skipped the hardship portion of that arc entirely.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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