Thesaurus results for BLEW AWAY

blew away

verb

past tense of blow away

as in snowed under

to defeat by a large margin the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

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Recent Examples of blew away But when drought struck Oklahoma and surrounding states, as drought regularly did, the topsoil dried out and blew away. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Like Texas, Wisconsin has passed bipartisan tax breaks to entice companies to do business there and were losing out on revenue when the profits blew away their projections. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Clad in the world champion’s rainbow jersey, Pogačar blew away the general classification contenders over the Col du Tourmalet, gaining almost three minutes on Jonas Vingegaard by the finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The day before the final, thunderstorms blew away the worst of the smoke. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 The Fijians blew away Wales in the first half, racking up 469 meters to Wales' 66, and 25 offloads to Wales' none. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 In addition, the bidding for his Americano mask on Fanatics blew away WWE officials. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 His adept approach blew away the sentimental collector. — Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 June 2026 Insiders say even though Erskine had not helmed a feature film yet, her pitch blew away the studio and producers, leading to her first big directing job. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

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Verb

There were no footprints leading in and out of the buildings, though with the storm’s intensity any trace of them would have been snowed under within minutes.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026

Definition of snowed under

Verb

But many of us have buried our beloved pets in our yards beneath new trees as an alternative to cremation.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The synth melody is poignant through the buds, but the upper vocal harmony and some of the upper-register atmospheric instruments are slightly buried.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of buried

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Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
His energy off the bench helped shift the team’s 132-123 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday when the Lakers overcame a lifeless first quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcame

Verb

The Israelis bombed the cemetery where her friends were buried, leaving body parts and bones scattered for relatives to collect like a puzzle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
But shipments have since collapsed in the eight months since Iran bombed its key production facility at Ras Laffan.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bombed

Verb

What followed that 40-9 loss to Buffalo in 2025 was a 16-13 shocker of a Carolina upset over Green Bay.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
In a shocking upset, a student movement resoundingly beat longtime Serbian leader President Aleksandar Vucic, ending his time in power after 14 years.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

Brown became the leader of the House Trade Working Group, a caucus of Democratic representatives opposed to free-trade agreements who whipped votes on those deals.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026
Fire crews scrambled late Saturday as fierce winds whipped flames beyond Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and into the surrounding rural area.

— Rob Gillies, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of whipped

Verb

Instead, the adoption curve has been flattened thanks to products like Muse from Meta and OpenAI’s Dots.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Here, his clumsy, winky, affected, and self-undercutting direction can’t even work the charming Jenna Ortega to a great performance, as her Klara is flattened into a bundle of manic pixie mannerisms both physical and verbal.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of flattened

Verb

Megill retired Richie Palacios on a grounder to second to end it, threw his arms in the air and was mobbed by teammates near the mound while Brewers fans celebrated in the stands.

— Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Soliman lit two Molotov cocktails and threw them at demonstrators supporting Israeli hostages during the Run For Their Lives organization's regular gathering on Boulder's Pearl Street Mall, prosecutors said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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