blow away
verb
blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away
1
: to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air
their doubts were blown away
2
: to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3
: to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4
: to defeat soundly
blew their rivals away in the first game
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Examples of blow away in a Sentence
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Associated Press, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
As a kid who grew up eating soft sugar cookies from the grocery store, I was blown away by the crisp texture.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
Viewers on TikTok were blown away by the moment captured in the viral clip.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Kristin Chenoweth was blown away by the new Wicked movie!
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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