as in to take off
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Recent Examples of blastoff
Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
The countdown began months ago at Voodoo Brewing Co. in Meridian, but now things are nearing blastoff.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2024
Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Blue Origin’s 11th human flight—and first with an all-female flight team—blasted off from West Texas’ Launch Site One Monday morning on a flight that lasted about 10 minutes, Travel + Leisure reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Each day, there are Big Top performances at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with a human cannonball blastoff at 1:45 p.m.
Admission costs $23 for teens and adults, $20 for seniors (ages 65 and up) and $15 for children (ages 5-12).
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024
The countdown began months ago at Voodoo Brewing Co. in Meridian, but now things are nearing blastoff.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2024
Verb
Its oldest crystals formed 4.51 billion years ago from the stream of molten matter that got blasted off Earth by a giant impact event.
—Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Blue Origin’s 11th human flight—and first with an all-female flight team—blasted off from West Texas’ Launch Site One Monday morning on a flight that lasted about 10 minutes, Travel + Leisure reports.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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While working in South America, the Neapolitan engineer oversaw the launch of a plant in Brazil that made Jeep the country’s top-selling SUV brand.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center coordinated the launch, which sent four Tianqi satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO).—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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She and Russell were engaged in 2008 and her career was taking off.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The ship had taken off from the nearby Pier 17 shortly before the incident.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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In a second victory, A Minecraft Movie zoomed past $900 million in global ticket sales.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2025
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For her, zooming is what cars do and FaceTiming is what folks used to call coming over for a cuppa.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Accruing interest that makes balances balloon over time.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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That stroke of fortune helped Verstappen build up a seemingly insurmountable lead which ballooned out to 18 seconds at one point.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
Verb
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The Matisse blue is striking against the vibrant blooms that will surely uplift the mood of any room.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
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Compassionate design is a necessity for building a world where innovation uplifts rather than excludes.—
Yujia Zhu,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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