as in to overcome
to defeat by a large margin
the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Recent Examples of blow away
That’s still by no means cheap, but the Max’s powerful stereo audio will blow away any other Bluetooth speaker in the $300 tier.
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Chris Welch, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
For her part, Fanning was blown away by Chalamet's commitment to live performance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
On a Caribbean cruise aboard Oasis of the Seas, I was blown away by all the activity offerings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
On Thursday night at Citi Field, the Dodgers might have provided the best example yet, blowing away the New York Mets with a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Chris Welch, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
For her part, Fanning was blown away by Chalamet's commitment to live performance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
On a Caribbean cruise aboard Oasis of the Seas, I was blown away by all the activity offerings.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
On Thursday night at Citi Field, the Dodgers might have provided the best example yet, blowing away the New York Mets with a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
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But the Voyager team has become increasingly creative to keep both probes flying, and soon, the challenges may be too great to overcome.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
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However, any prospective investors will have to overcome a significant mental hurdle: namely, Armour’s horrific dividend track record.Brett Owens, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In Watertown, New York, which has been similarly snowed under in recent days, the outlook was a bit better − up to 10 inches of additional snow were in the forecast.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
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Winter storms hit Michigan: Tracking snowfall totals The NWS warned drivers that roads could quickly become covered with snow under the most intense bands.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
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The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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During his first administration, President Donald Trump bombed Syria twice—on April 7, 2017, and April 14, 2018—in retaliation for chemical attacks.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The mother picked Willie up, still dripping, the boy’s arm doing a funny thing, his face buried in her neck.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Glutamatergic neurons buried deep in the LH emerged as strong and unexpected contenders.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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Unusually fierce December winds whipping across the Île de la Cité, flanked by the River Seine, forced all the events inside.Thomas Adamson and John Leicester, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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As the wind can really whip between buildings in the winter, a thick wool coat like this Cole Haan trench coat now 38 percent off, will keep you warm while walking.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy is associated with wanton destruction, but a recent discovery throws that assumption into question.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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But then, a chance encounter with an Orthodox man on the Antwerp tram throws a wrench into her plans.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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But one 3-year-old has seemingly mastered the art of tidying up, which has reduced the internet to tears.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Travis even masters two games of strip poker, where he is apparently allowed to cheat roguishly.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Edward’s parenting was particularly industrious, requiring his children to paint their own rooms, make their own clothes and earn extra cash by trapping and skinning muskrats to sell their pelts.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Locals rise long before first chair to skin up Ajax for 58-year-old Bonnie's Restaurant's oatmeal pancakes.Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20away. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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