as in to take off
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Recent Examples of blastoff
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
An anthology of 11 stories, The Devil’s Cut was an 88-page blastoff that sold out of the more than 50,000 copies at the distributor level, landing it among the top-selling books of August.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
After Euclid blasted off in 2023, the Earthbound team monitored data from the space telescope and conducted routine instrument testing.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
An anthology of 11 stories, The Devil’s Cut was an 88-page blastoff that sold out of the more than 50,000 copies at the distributor level, landing it among the top-selling books of August.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
Verb
The Super Heavy-Starship rocket blasts off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, launch site, kicking off the program's eighth test flight.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2025
After Euclid blasted off in 2023, the Earthbound team monitored data from the space telescope and conducted routine instrument testing.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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The launch of the network in 2014 was a watershed moment.—
Mike Bianchi,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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The drop came despite the launch of such news series as Dark Matter on Apple TV+ and Cruel Intentions on Amazon Prime Video.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Martini stories operate in a glamorous world where bad guys live in lairs, femmes fatales wait at every backgammon table, and our hero drives fast cars and seldom takes off a tuxedo.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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But that boat taking off with her still on it has certainly raised her anxiety level.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The second paper was meant to calculate how much material zooms away through jets shooting out from the disks, which are similar to the winds but far faster and narrower.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the camera focuses on a marble zooming towards its lens.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tariffs appeared to balloon then subside in another chaotic day for international trade prospects.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Higher interest rates will reduce business investment and increase federal interest payments on the debt, which will balloon as a result of these actions.—
Harry Holzer,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While the long-term impact is open to debate, this moment exemplifies authentic, empathetic leadership that truly values and uplifts frontline workers.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Caregivers can highlight when technology uplifts or perpetuates systemic biases.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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