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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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as in missed
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 blown off
Hickory Hills and Bridgeview area residents stood outside their apartment building Friday looking at the roof blown off and a piece of wood impaling a garage.
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Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In Park Manor, the roof at a winery was blown off.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The wind was so strong that the smallest among us were almost blown off our feet.
—Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026
Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Public land turkeys get blown off roosts.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Logan reportedly went into the water to try to retrieve a hat that had blown off and did not resurface, police said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Fire officials said the closures were caused by construction debris that was blown off a bridge approximately 50 to 70 feet above the highway.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
In Park Manor, the roof at a winery was blown off.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 11 June 2026
The wind was so strong that the smallest among us were almost blown off our feet.
—Kimberly McCreight, Time, 3 June 2026
Minnesota didn’t arrive at the arena with the requisite effort and execution necessary to compete with a 62-win team, and appropriately got its doors blown off.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
Public land turkeys get blown off roosts.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
Logan reportedly went into the water to try to retrieve a hat that had blown off and did not resurface, police said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Fire officials said the closures were caused by construction debris that was blown off a bridge approximately 50 to 70 feet above the highway.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Legs blown off, arms blown off, faces blown off.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
Verb
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But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Pasquantino missed one game at that time.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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As the clock ticked down, Fox missed a 3-pointer and the Knicks got the rebound.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Hegseth skipped their last meeting in February.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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