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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
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 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
Research blasts off towards future space factory development NASA.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The 320-foot New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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Compass’ stock could further benefit from the company’s launch of its Compass One platform.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Musician Matthew Koma has decided to respond to Ye’s launch of antisemitic merchandise.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But now, with Doncic, James will have some of the pressure taken off him, freeing him up to do other things on the court.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The small commuter aircraft carrying nine passengers and one pilot took off from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon before disappearing.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Players will not be able to continue zooming through the streets of Charlotte after making it to the exit.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2025
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Day and night through near-infrared night-vision capabilities, the ultra-high-definition cameras pan, tilt, zoom and capture 360-degree views as far as 60 miles on a clear day, updating every two minutes.—
Anna Fiorentino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Federal spending also has ballooned in recent years, although much of the increase is due to higher spending on Social Security and paying interest on federal debt, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Since then, the couple's operation has ballooned to include its food cart, food truck and a brick-and-mortar restaurant.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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From career milestones to new music releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2025
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The same urgency and commitment lawmakers used to push through the TRUMP Act could have been used to enact policies that truly uplift our communities.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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