Thesaurus results for LAUNCHPADS

launchpads

noun

plural of launchpad

as in airports

an area from which a rocket is launched

—often used figuratively The TV cameras were focused on the launchpad as the time for liftoff approached. The program she hosted on local radio was the launchpad for her network career.

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Still, airports around the country have ramped up personnel in preparation for the busy holiday season with TSA Administrator David Pekoske sharing that the agency has hired 600 more agents in a Friday X post.

Christine Burroni, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, winter weather conditions led to more than 300 flight delays across the country, including at major airports such as Logan in Boston, JFK and LaGuardia in New York, and Chicago's O'Hare.

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024

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