blows off

present tense third-person singular of blow off
1
as in leaves
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 skips
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Verb
  • The defeat, Nuno Espirito Santo’s first win as West Ham coach, leaves Newcastle 13th, five points ahead of West Ham in 18th and 13 points behind league leaders Arsenal.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Parsley leaves also turn bitter after bolting.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
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  • But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Berkshire has never had public or investor relations departments, and the company skips the quarterly investor calls that nearly every public company holds.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
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  • Brad Pitt is a klutzy errand boy for the mob sent to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol with a magical backstory; Julia Roberts is his long-suffering girlfriend who angrily dumps him upon hearing the news.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But then that tree dumps a huge load of leaves onto your property.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Montana Jordan misses the fatherly presence of costar Lance Barber's character on set.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But to be fully mired in the morose misses the positive aspects of this season, and this team.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
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  • The bill also ditches the burdensome cover-up requirement for claims against individuals.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Dion, with her blond bombshell waves, ditches her microphone for the glass potion bottle, holding it firmly to the sky.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Blows off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blows%20off. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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