blow away

verb

blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away

transitive verb

1
: to dissipate or remove as if with a current of air
their doubts were blown away
2
: to kill by gunfire : shoot dead
3
: to impress very strongly and usually favorably
4
: to defeat soundly
blew their rivals away in the first game

Examples of blow away in a Sentence

the chess prodigy completely blew away the reigning world champion
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Basically, most buildings would be blown away by EF4 tornadoes, so there are few left standing to encounter EF5 damage. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025 During a make-or-break moment when contestants need at least one chair turn to move forward in the competition, Battle blew away all four coaches who were eager to work with him. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025 She's blown away that the dog can sense when to take it easy with her children. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 As the cores of these stars crush down, the stars' outer layers, and most of their masses, are blown away in tremendous core-collapse supernovas. Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blow away

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blow away was in the 14th century

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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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