blow away
verb
blew away; blown away; blowing away; blows away
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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Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Get the recipe for Jessica Alba's turkey meatballs What Do These Turkey Meatballs Taste Like?
I was blown away by how succulent and juicy these turkey meatballs were.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
The online reaction is beyond anything Vale expected, and she's been completely blown away by the countless responses.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
And Tour executives have crowed about how ratings for a recent quotidian PGA Tour tournament in Texas — which many stars had skipped in order to prepare for the Masters — blew away those for a LIV tournament at Trump’s property in Doral, Fla.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Blow away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blow%20away. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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