blow off

1
as in to dump
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 to skip
to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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Recent Examples of blow off Around a year ago , a reputational crisis began after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane midflight. Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025 Passenger Vicki Kreps describes her experience with her two grandchildren on a chaotic Alaska Airlines flight and their resilience after a door blew off. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025 The safety regulator has been taking a more active oversight role since a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max flight soon after takeoff in early January. Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024 Part of our chimney blew off and crashed into the driveway. Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blow off 
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  • On Thursday, two activists from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) were arrested while attempting to dump a truckload of manure outside the Manhattan offices of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
    Gabe Whisnant, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Milwaukee could not even bid for Butler without dumping salary to get under the second apron.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • Fears of mass deportations have worried some of the area’s roughly 400,000 immigrants in the country without legal permission, prompting many to skip work and keep their children out of school.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Buyers can also skip the optional pop-top all-together and keep the van a two-sleeper.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • And if existing homeowners can’t get insurance, they’ll be left bearing the cost of catastrophes all on their own, like many in the burn area around Los Angeles are now.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2025
  • With a few weeks left in winter, go ahead and grab this coat starting from $16 in select sizes, and keep scrolling to see more jacket deals at Walmart.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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  • Butler would return and play three games, but his second suspension came after missing a team flight for a road trip last Wednesday, resulting in another two games being docked.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • If there is a second set of eyes and ears during a visit with the healthcare provider, things are less likely to be missed.
    Julie Scott, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2025
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  • This season follows her beloved Poison Ivy ditching dingy Gotham for Metropolis.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Media keys and dedicated shortcut keys line the top of the board, though the Rapid, which only supports wired connectivity, ditches the two additional wireless and Bluetooth buttons on the left corner of its predecessor.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Blow off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blow%20off. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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