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
  • Proponents argue recordings would solve a long-standing crisis that leaves many proceedings with no verbatim record.
    Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Detergent overdosing also leaves behind a film on the inside of the washer, which feeds mold and causes odors.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Jeff Johnson, a pastor and podcaster, shared the budget-friendly order in a social media video, saying his family skips individual meals and orders a 30-count nugget tray and a few buttered buns instead.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • With time skips and eerie supernatural occurrences, this show continues to be a fan favorite for a reason.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • News 12 reported that the boy's body had been discovered at a waste collection center in Stamford, having been brought there by a truck that dumps trash and recyclables there.
    Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Towns dumps the ball off to Mitchell Robinson for his easiest two points of the night.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps the most impressive aspect, however, is the lengths staff go to in order to make sure no one misses their flight.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • That framing misses how global payroll platforms actually operate.
    Vitalii Mikhailov, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Construction began this spring, with workers placing gravel and lining drainage ditches with rock in portions of the roadway, Pavarini said.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • The upcoming Splatoon Raiders ditches the series' trademark, competitive multiplayer shooting, to focus entirely on single-player and co-operative raids.
    Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
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“Blows off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blows%20off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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