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
Experts in the field were immediately blown away by the results.
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Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025
Ray Serpa, who described himself as passionate about mechanical engineering, was blown away.
—Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
At their chemistry read, she was blown away by what the artist brought to the table.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the years, scouts were blown away by Appiah – including one from Czech Republic and another from England – but nothing materialized until his highlights were sent to Arizona Western College.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Janko Roettgers, The Verge, 19 Jan. 2025
Ray Serpa, who described himself as passionate about mechanical engineering, was blown away.
—Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
At their chemistry read, she was blown away by what the artist brought to the table.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Over the years, scouts were blown away by Appiah – including one from Czech Republic and another from England – but nothing materialized until his highlights were sent to Arizona Western College.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blow away
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Making the playoffs and maybe even surprising in them would be Miami’s greatest statement of resolve and flex of Heat Culture — to have overcome the capital-D distraction and drama that might have detonated this season.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs couldn’t overcome losses to tight end Travis Kelce, who left the game at the end of the second quarter with a concussion, and defensive lineman Chris Jones, who left the game on the first drive of the third quarter with a knee injury.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Jan. 2025
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The setting looks more Duluth than D.C. — it's snowed under, which hasn't happened here at Christmas since 2009.—
Mimi Montgomery,
Axios,
23 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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For example, the Israeli military bombed the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius—Gaza's oldest church, consecrated in 1150—in October 2023.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Meaning Israel is even allowed to bomb Iran directly, something that American Presidents have consistently refused to green-light.—
Melik Kaylan,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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She is buried in the Little Rock National Cemetery.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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And, buried in the comments, was one of Daly’s favorite restaurants.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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The fire burned for five days in an isolated part of Great Smoky Mountains National Park before high winds whipped it up and swept it toward Gatlinburg.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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Strong winds whipped the 30-acre blaze, known as the Woodley fire, south toward Burbank Boulevard.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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On one hand, that makes sense as an analogue of the pandemic, since the undead throw a wrench into any and all plans.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Some comments from Monday’s press conference introducing Brian Schottenheimer as head coach may lead some to believe that the front office could throw some investments around, but that will remain to be seen.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2025
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Focus on understanding end-to-end processes and business cases and mastering the art of asking questions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The challenges his agenda attempts to address accumulated over decades, and are now greater than can be mastered by any one leader, or even one country.—
Massimo Calabresi,
TIME,
19 Jan. 2025
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For anyone under the impression that dogs are being skinned, perish the thought.—
Rosalie R. Radomsky,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2024
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Almond is the star of the show here, in milk, oil, extract, and protein formats—delivering fatty acids and omega 9s to skin for improved softness and nourishment.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
18 Dec. 2024
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