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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When things aren’t that collegial, sports are often the healthiest way for two nations to blow off some steam – and that seemed to be the case Thursday as boos of the Canadian anthem turned into a joint singalong for much of the TD Garden crowd in Boston.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Now in its sixth year, the Redondo Beach music extravaganza will boast another electrifying lineup that can only be rivaled by the cathartic ocean breeze blowing off the glinting Pacific.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, several Russian accounts on Telegram said Sarkisyan leg was blown off in the blast.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
On top of other executive orders rescinding all forms of DEI in federal agencies, this order called Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation came after conservatives put a target on the agency early last year in response to an incident in which a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
Now in its sixth year, the Redondo Beach music extravaganza will boast another electrifying lineup that can only be rivaled by the cathartic ocean breeze blowing off the glinting Pacific.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, several Russian accounts on Telegram said Sarkisyan leg was blown off in the blast.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
On top of other executive orders rescinding all forms of DEI in federal agencies, this order called Keeping Americans Safe in Aviation came after conservatives put a target on the agency early last year in response to an incident in which a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane at 16,000 feet.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20off. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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