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as in to dump
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 to skip
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 blow off
Though there has been some rainfall in the Bay Area in the last several weeks, the amount was minimal and winds quickly followed, blowing off much of the moisture.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
For much of Saturday’s 26-21 loss to Washington, as rain fell in sheets and a freezing wind blew off Lake Washington, Lincoln Riley stuck stubbornly with his gut, testing the nation’s No. 1 pass defense by throwing into a downpour with a struggling quarterback.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Strong plays Paul, part of a group of city kids who decide to party in the woods to blow off some steam.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The labor standoff comes during an already challenging year for Boeing, which became the focus of multiple federal investigations after a door panel blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
For much of Saturday’s 26-21 loss to Washington, as rain fell in sheets and a freezing wind blew off Lake Washington, Lincoln Riley stuck stubbornly with his gut, testing the nation’s No. 1 pass defense by throwing into a downpour with a struggling quarterback.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Strong plays Paul, part of a group of city kids who decide to party in the woods to blow off some steam.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The labor standoff comes during an already challenging year for Boeing, which became the focus of multiple federal investigations after a door panel blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January.
—David Koenig, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Regardless of the specific charges against her, Jean McConville was the victim of a war crime, disappeared by the IRA to spare them the public shame of dumping the corpse of a young widow and mother on the street.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Just dump some ice in the base of the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice-cold the entire party.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The show skips across the decades, dramatizing the interviews an older Dolours (Maxine Peake) did for a Boston College oral history of the Troubles, which were taped with the promise that they would be released only after participants’ deaths.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Not everyone wants to host a grand feast for Thanksgiving — some folks prefer a takeout meal, while others would rather skip the fuss of hosting entirely.Kale Williams, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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That has left mid-sized TV operators in India looking to find new ways of expanding their scale.Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Jackson missed Arkansas’ last two games with an ankle injury.Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Both boys have been reported critically missing before.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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Netflix ditched its $9.99 Basic ad-free tier this year, forcing people to choose between the $6.99 or $15.49 tier.Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The impasse left thousands of former public employees scrambling to determine whether to ditch the health insurer or risk not being allowed back to visit doctors, specialists and medical teams that some seniors have been seeing for years, if not decades.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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