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as in left
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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as in missed
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 blown off
According to the Greek historian Herodotus, who composed his glorious amalgamation of legend and fact in the fourth-century BC, Helen never even reached Troy because Paris’s ship was blown off course.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That felt impossible just two weeks ago, when the Bengals were getting their doors blown off and went four consecutive games without a first-half touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The very same day, a guy in flip-flops walked through Grand Prismatic Hot Spring to gather hats that had blown off people’s heads.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Streamers of gas can be spotted exiting the nebula, blown off by intense stellar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
His head was blown off by Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, and Sharon Stone terminated him in a gunfight with a shot to the eye in The Quick and the Dead.
—Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
One of those women had already had the door of her home blown off while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem watched.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
That felt impossible just two weeks ago, when the Bengals were getting their doors blown off and went four consecutive games without a first-half touchdown.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
How much blood would come out of my head and neck when it was blown off.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Grant had half a sack but was blown off the ball on multiple running plays Sunday.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
The very same day, a guy in flip-flops walked through Grand Prismatic Hot Spring to gather hats that had blown off people’s heads.
—Kassondra Cloos, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025
Streamers of gas can be spotted exiting the nebula, blown off by intense stellar winds.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
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McLaurin missed each of Washington's last four games after suffering a quad injury in a Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Samuel was ruled out for Sunday's Week 7 loss to the Cowboys with a nagging heel injury.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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While most Americans certainly missed this story, our intelligence agencies did not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Lastly, My Roommate Is a Cat is the touching story of how a shy novelist named Mikazuki Subaru comes to live with a feline companion who was dumped by humans and lived a tough life on the streets.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Triggered by a strong earthquake that dumped 40 million tons of rock into the bay at once, the tsunami killed five people and wiped away two square miles of forest along the shore.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Most members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party skipped the vote or abstained, save for one lawmaker who cast the deciding vote to advance the annexation bill.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gamble spent time with her during training sessions that Kris skipped, later leading her to feel jealous of his attention.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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