blow off
verb
blew off; blown off; blowing off; blows off
1
a
: to refuse to take notice of, honor, or deal with : ignore
decided to blow off two billion viewers—
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b
: to end a relationship with
2
: to outperform in a contest
3
: to fail to attend or show up for
blew off an official dinner
Examples of blow off in a Sentence
before she embarks on another relationship, she should try to figure out why all those other men have blown her off
blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time
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Temperature spikes caused by climate change, along with the hot and dry Sirocco wind that blows off the Sahara, human negligence, and sometimes even arson, have coalesced to create devastating blazes.
—Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Exterior walls of one nearby residential building were blown off, revealing the rooms inside as if a dollhouse.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The decision also comes as Boeing faces intense scrutiny from regulators and customers amid a series of crises, including when a door panel blew off a 737 Max Alaska Air jetliner in mid-air in January.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Boeing has faced serious—indeed, deadly—problems on its commercial aviation side, after two crashes of its 737 line—one in 2018 and one in 2019—claimed 346 lives, and a door blew off a 737 Max jet during flight in January, 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
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Madjid Serrah, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2024
Exterior walls of one nearby residential building were blown off, revealing the rooms inside as if a dollhouse.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
The decision also comes as Boeing faces intense scrutiny from regulators and customers amid a series of crises, including when a door panel blew off a 737 Max Alaska Air jetliner in mid-air in January.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
At the same time, Boeing has faced serious—indeed, deadly—problems on its commercial aviation side, after two crashes of its 737 line—one in 2018 and one in 2019—claimed 346 lives, and a door blew off a 737 Max jet during flight in January, 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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