BLOWS OFF Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

blows off

verb

present tense third-person singular of blow off

as in leaves

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 skips

to fail to attend blew off the committee meeting, thinking that it would just be a colossal waste of time

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— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Measles spreads through the air and can remain in a room for up to two hours after an infected person leaves.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

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Parks and Rec says anyone who illegally dumps could face fines totaling $5,000 per piece of material.

— Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Using the same spoofing method as in the Silver attack, the attacker dumps Chrome's process memory and extracts the master key that protects the passkey's private key.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

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But Joe never misses an opportunity to supplant her husband’s rational concerns with her imperial view of a society infected by an unseen, venomous other.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2026
Lake Howell’s defense forces a field goal attempt, and Seminole misses.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

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