blown off

past participle of blow off
1
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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2
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 French youths have been demonstrating over poor conditions at school buildings, and analysts expect unrest to intensify after a teenager’s hand was blown off by a riot police sting grenade. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 But now, the lid has been blown off, and the outcome could be devastating for the club. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026 But then someone let one of the Infected on the team’s flight to Australia, and the Zombie Rams got their doors blown off by the 49ers. — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Shoot, how about just getting blown off the line of scrimmage on offense and defense throughout the night? — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 The weather resulted in multiple reports of fallen trees, according to Green, as well as an industrial building near Interstate 30 that had its garage doors blown off. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026 Photos and video on social media show the roof of a motel being blown off and damage to other buildings along Route 13 northeast of downtown. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Arriving crews found that the building’s rain roof had been blown off and strewn across the south parking lot, Nolan said. — Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026 Three men in their 70s were slightly injured — two of them were caught in the wind and a third one fell from a stool, apparently blown off by the wind while preparing for the storm, the Okinawa prefecture said. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blown off
Verb
  • The fact that Amazon dumped the movie because of its alleged connection to OpenAI?
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After Verity is killed and dumped in the lake near their home, Lowen and Jeremy seemingly continue on with a life together.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • Vrabel said defensive tackle Christian Barmore, who didn't practice last week and missed the game, would do some things on Wednesday.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • McLaurin missed the Week 4 game, when the Commanders were forced to go with a third-string quarterback, but with Daniels on the mend, this should be a bounce-back spot for the team in Week 5.
    — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
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  • Staff skipped the sanitizing step when washing cutting boards at the meat prep table.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both candidates held speaking spots at Republicans' midterm convention earlier this month, as other Republicans in tight races skipped the event.
    — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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