blew off

verb

past tense of blow off
1
as in left
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 skipped
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Recent Examples of blew off In sum, the lid blew off last week after the Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury faced each other twice. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Filipczak’s guitar pick blew off the roof and Rose’s skirt caught the Seven Year Itch. — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026 So Clark blew off the steam that comes with the heat of competition, all eyes in the arena on her, to get that second technical with 22 seconds left and the Fever up 10. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 Far from being guaranteed a spot on the Yankees’ postseason roster, the eight-time All-Star then flew home to Miami at the end of the regular season and blew off a mandatory team workout prior to the ALDS. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 Police and fire personnel were called to the gym on South Bowen Road and Park Row Drive in Pantego, where a sign blew off the building along with the front facade of the building. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 26 May 2026 Cox, who blew off a similar hearing last month and agreed to appear at this one after the Council threatened to subpoena him, repeated his stance on why his department was not releasing the footage tied to the King shooting. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 Instead of abiding by his orders to stand down, Miles blew off plans with Maddie (Morgan Lindholm) to hunt down Diaz, the man in charge of the cartel responsible for the fentanyl. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026 Apparently, Trick had been warned about keeping the show PG-13 and to behave beforehand, but blew off the memo. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blew off
  1. dumped
  2. skipped
  3. ditched
  4. missed
Verb
  • Cope recovered and dumped Claudio over the barricade as Christian dragged himself to the corner for a tag.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • By the end of the storm the following day, the system had dumped the equivalent of the area’s normal yearly rainfall on the canyon.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • For the first time in at least three decades, Raúl Castro skipped Cuba’s Moncada revolutionary commemoration.
    — Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The test went deep on the safe part and skipped the dangerous one.
    — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • And Democrats denounced a 6-3 decision gutting a key section of the Voting Rights Act and another that ditched one of the few remaining checks on money in politics.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Since my last review, Happn has overhauled its premium tiers, added AI tools, and ditched its desktop version, but the mobile app still shines.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of ditched
Verb
  • Isbel has missed nearly two months with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Offensive lineman Jager Burton (hamstring) also missed practice, while Kraft (knee) and guard Aaron Banks (nee/management) both practiced.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of missed

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“Blew off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blew%20off. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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