Thesaurus results for BLOWS AWAY

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 immersive show blows away celebrities, fans like a Kansas tornado in VegasNeed a news break? — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 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

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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

Every trick that gamed the old algorithm is now detected, and most of it actively buries your content.

— Tammy Homegardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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

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The real competitive advantage of the next decade will not belong to the CEO who masters every AI platform, but the CEO who consistently makes better decisions.

— Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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

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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

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Speaker Mike Johnson can lose two Republican votes before a third defection upsets the majority.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
The leader who needs to be liked will, when forced to choose, find a reason to delay the hard conversation, soften the hard feedback, wait one more week on the call that upsets someone whose support feels useful today.

— Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsets

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Spartans quarterback Steve Clarkson, throws for 285 yards, three touchdowns and scores on a three-yard keeper for the win after a Cardinal fumble.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Hagerty’s Royce Jenkins throws an 11 yard touchdown pass to Colton Hatfield.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of throws

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Apart from the opening show at Cardiff, the edit from George Cragg and Martina Zamolo largely flattens the footage out into homogeneous numbers that capture both the artists’ performance and the audience’s reaction.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
On the question of whether snapping a selfie flattens the experience, Loyer has never thought so.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of flattens

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