as in buried
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blown away
That structure, not shockingly, was blown away by a blizzard.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The Buccaneers thumped the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, but Tampa Bay players were blown away by what quarterback Patrick Mahomes did in the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The clip sees him as a 2D man living life, ordering coffee, driving, getting blown away by the wind, and getting sucked into a vacuum.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
When this final collapse happens, shockwaves ripple out to the star's outer layers, which are blown away in a supernova explosion, taking with them the vast majority of the star's mass.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Zender and Furman were blown away at Philadelphians’ ability to recall the Xs and Os of the trick play.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This doesn’t mean, of course, that NYSE faces the risk confronted by some incumbents of getting blown away altogether in the face of new technology.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Examining the Orion capsule that flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, NASA officials noticed that huge chunks of its heat shield had unexpectedly blown away.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
The first time Andrew Bellavia attended a live performance featuring a new assistive listening technology for people with hearing aids, he was blown away.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The Buccaneers thumped the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV, but Tampa Bay players were blown away by what quarterback Patrick Mahomes did in the game.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
The clip sees him as a 2D man living life, ordering coffee, driving, getting blown away by the wind, and getting sucked into a vacuum.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 8 Feb. 2026
When this final collapse happens, shockwaves ripple out to the star's outer layers, which are blown away in a supernova explosion, taking with them the vast majority of the star's mass.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Zender and Furman were blown away at Philadelphians’ ability to recall the Xs and Os of the trick play.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This doesn’t mean, of course, that NYSE faces the risk confronted by some incumbents of getting blown away altogether in the face of new technology.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Examining the Orion capsule that flew on the uncrewed Artemis I mission in 2022, NASA officials noticed that huge chunks of its heat shield had unexpectedly blown away.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2026
The first time Andrew Bellavia attended a live performance featuring a new assistive listening technology for people with hearing aids, he was blown away.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown away
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Only one body was identified by a family, while the others were buried on Friday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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This drill bit was not buried under sand waiting for an archaeological expedition.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Trump, in particular, noted his administration changed the name of the Defense Department back to the War Department, boosted federal spending for military families, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and conducted the Maduro operation in Venezuela.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the agency to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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