as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blows away
An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
If there are heavier, harder-to-blow-away elements around them, planets can form around them, and if there are clumps of matter in the same cloud that haven’t quite grown enough to form stars when the rest of the material in the initial cloud blows away, what remains can be a planet, too.
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Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Last word *Now that Tom Seaver’s family has put a lot of his memorabilia up for auction, including his 1969 World Series ring, here’s hoping that Mets owner Steve Cohen blows away all bidders and gets some of that stuff to display at Citi Field.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August.
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Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
If there are heavier, harder-to-blow-away elements around them, planets can form around them, and if there are clumps of matter in the same cloud that haven’t quite grown enough to form stars when the rest of the material in the initial cloud blows away, what remains can be a planet, too.
—
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
Last word *Now that Tom Seaver’s family has put a lot of his memorabilia up for auction, including his 1969 World Series ring, here’s hoping that Mets owner Steve Cohen blows away all bidders and gets some of that stuff to display at Citi Field.
—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August.
—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blows away
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The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
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The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
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And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
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These families show that love overcomes differences.
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The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
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Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
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Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!
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Levy masters one hilarious perplexed comedic reaction after another as Nicky, a closeted pastor with a zany, highly dysfunctional family.
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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In the fourth minute, Meschack Elia whips a ball across the box to Bakambu, eight yards from goal.
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House of the Dragon’s season-three premiere upsets the conventional wisdom.
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According to Harvard Health, travel disrupts the body’s natural rhythms — time changes, altered eating schedules, poor sleep — which upsets digestion, especially in people with already-sensitive guts.
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On Harmony, their sophomore album, the duo gleefully throws dubstep, nu-metal, and trap in a blender with the lid off, letting their influences splatter the walls and drawing out their initials.
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Meyer's feature debut follows Frankie (Stewart) and Molly (Shawkat), a pair of pot-loving best friends who get mixed up in a case of mistaken identity that throws their lives into chaos.
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An agent that flattens those distinctions is not helpful.
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Franck may have good reasons to be terrorizing Nora’s family, but explaining them away only flattens his character as the titular party plays out like your average hostage scenario, with a few negligible tweaks and flourishes.
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