blows away

verb

present tense third-person singular of blow away
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 The center blows away the competition to become the largest defense headquarters in the world, amounting to over 35 square miles — nearly the size of Lisbon, Portugal. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026 An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug. — 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
  1. bombs
  2. overcomes
  3. buries
  4. masters
  5. whips
  6. upsets
  7. throws
  8. flattens
Verb
  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
Verb
  • David overcomes Goliath while Odysseus defeats the cyclops Polyphemus.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Mikel Oyarzabal has four goals, so could yet challenge if Spain overcomes France in the semifinals.
    — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of overcomes
Verb
  • The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • 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.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Definition of buries
Verb
  • The industry is in the middle of a transition from copper interconnects to optical solutions, and the company that masters low-latency, high-bandwidth data movement holds a structural advantage.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of masters
Verb
  • Instead of floating crosses in, Saka either whips his deliveries low near the six-yard box or works a slightly more central position to cut the ball back with a firmer connection.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Definition of whips
Verb
  • Don’t be home to have to listen to any of the buzz that upsets you.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Gustavo Gómez of Paraguay celebrates after José Canale converts the winning penalty in a penalty shootout against Germany on Monday.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of upsets
Verb
  • But the reality is, these sorts of bipartisan commissions only work when a president throws his full weight behind them and Congress really wants to fix a problem, rather than find an excuse to continue to do nothing.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The viral video of the incident shows the Mercedes being hit with a skateboard a couple of times before the skater throws his preferred method of transportation at the vehicle.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
Definition of throws
Verb
  • Whether the fabric thins or the loop texture flattens after any cleaning attempt — the point to stop and call an upholstery professional.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Japanese is a high-context language, meaning that more can be conveyed with less; an English translation naturally bloats the word count and flattens the cultural context.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of flattens

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