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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Verb
  • Tesla, still the dominant player, also missed quarterly delivery estimates earlier this week.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Koo actually missed a 46-yarder the play before, but an offsides penalty by the Buccaneers briefly bailed him and Atlanta out.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Asheville, North Carolina, hospital was crippled after fast-moving Helene dumped a record amount of rain in the region over the weekend.
    NBC News, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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  • Michael Simon Holmes skipped the accessories and wore her hair just disheveled enough to lend a hint of reality to the whole look.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Paulson skipped on appearing in 1984 (2019), NYC (2022), and Delicate (2023).
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Blown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blown%20off. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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