Thesaurus results for BLOW AWAY

blow away

verb

Definition of blow away next

as in to overcome

to defeat by a large margin the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

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Recent Examples of blow away Two weeks after that selection, both SMU and Indiana were blown away by Penn State and Notre Dame, respectively. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025 But in the end, Swept Away was blown away by something else: Middling ticket sales, a story that may have been unappetizing to some, a song catalog unfamiliar to the tourists who make up a large chunk of Broadway’s audience, and perhaps a bit of bad timing in terms of the national mood. —

David Browne, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 Viewers on TikTok were blown away by the unusual scene in the viral video. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 Experts in the field were immediately blown away by the results. —

Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blow away

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Making the playoffs and maybe even surprising in them would be Miami’s greatest statement of resolve and flex of Heat Culture — to have overcome the capital-D distraction and drama that might have detonated this season.

— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The Chiefs couldn’t overcome losses to tight end Travis Kelce, who left the game at the end of the second quarter with a concussion, and defensive lineman Chris Jones, who left the game on the first drive of the third quarter with a knee injury.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2025