blows away

verb

present tense third-person singular of blow away
as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion

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Recent Examples of blows away An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2026 This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August. — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 The Icemag 3’s small fan on its rear quickly blows away any extra heat build-up, enabling the phone to charge quickly while remaining at a safe temperature, even when it’s being used a lot. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 If there are heavier, harder-to-blow-away elements around them, planets can form around them, and if there are clumps of matter in the same cloud that haven’t quite grown enough to form stars when the rest of the material in the initial cloud blows away, what remains can be a planet, too. — Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026 Last word *Now that Tom Seaver’s family has put a lot of his memorabilia up for auction, including his 1969 World Series ring, here’s hoping that Mets owner Steve Cohen blows away all bidders and gets some of that stuff to display at Citi Field. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blows away
  1. bombs
  2. overcomes
  3. buries
  4. masters
  5. whips
  6. upsets
  7. throws
  8. flattens
Verb
  • The campus is eerily silent, even as Israel attacks Lebanon and the United States bombs Iran.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
  • The United States bombs Iran's nuclear facilities days later.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of bombs
Verb
  • By using acoustic detection and ranging (ADAR) technology, the sensor overcomes the blind spots and height limitations of conventional 2D safety systems.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026
  • And then there’s Kaitlyn Chen, the second-year point guard who overcomes some of her athletic deficiencies by picking up 94 feet and always seemingly knows where to be.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
Definition of overcomes
Verb
  • The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
    — Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Definition of buries
Verb
  • The industry is in the middle of a transition from copper interconnects to optical solutions, and the company that masters low-latency, high-bandwidth data movement holds a structural advantage.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Finally, Kim masters the steps and takes to the stage with confidence, as her family cheers her on!
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Definition of masters
Verb
  • As Rice whips the ball in with bend and power, keep an eye on England’s blockers in the clip below.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Definition of whips
Verb
  • Paraguay upsets Germany in sudden-death penalty kicks Gustavo Gómez of Paraguay celebrates after José Canale converts the winning penalty in a penalty shootout against Germany on Monday.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • With a victory on Thursday, Sweden would win Group F if Tunisia upsets the Netherlands; otherwise Sweden would finish in second place.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of upsets
Verb
  • Footage was captured in part in a video published by TMZ in March, which showed Mortensen film as Paul hits, kicks hand throws furniture at him.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Of course, something can always happen that surprises us and throws Wall Street for a loop.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of throws
Verb
  • The metric flattens that difference into a number that appears precise and is actually only a starting point.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • The scroll has been digitally unwrapped using a technique pioneered by Seales called Volume Cartographer, which takes scans of a 3D manuscript, layer by layer, and then effectively flattens these into 2D images that can then be read.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
Definition of flattens

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“Blows away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blows%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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