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
  • Back in 1962, Lilly leaves Juniper Hill with a higher dose of medication, which seems like the best-case scenario given the threat of lobotomy in the show’s opening titles.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The key is to fold the scarf over itself to create volume and to look for a lace trim that leaves the hem frayed, so as not to look too formal.
    Arancha Gamo, Glamour, 9 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Kayshon Boutte is day-to-day with a hamstring injury, which means New England could push Stefon Diggs outside if Boutte misses any time, allowing Douglas to get more run out of the slot against the Buccaneers this week.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Saito always misses his cats while hiking.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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 14 Nov. 2025.

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