as in to take off
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Recent Examples of blastoff
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
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Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Dashboard camera footage from a police cruiser that arrived on scene shows brazen disregard for the arrival of authorities, as takeover participants, some wearing black face coverings, jump on the hood of the vehicle while fireworks blast off in an intersection behind them.
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Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are.
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Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
9 Apr. 2026
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
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Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Dashboard camera footage from a police cruiser that arrived on scene shows brazen disregard for the arrival of authorities, as takeover participants, some wearing black face coverings, jump on the hood of the vehicle while fireworks blast off in an intersection behind them.
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Peter D'abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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The full launch will be Wednesday, but the early birds got a sneak peek.
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The concerns didn’t stop the launches, but the agencies were able to reach an agreement that federal officials would better monitor wildlife around the base and implement a light management plan.
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The driver then took off after the crash.
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Manuel Ugarte was taken off the pitch on a stretcher in the game's 44th minute.
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The point guard Jose Alvarado, shirtless and crazed by joy, zoomed by, passing 250 Broadway.
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But, as fate would have it, the rest of the tech industry quickly zoomed past the original AI chatbot interaction model and have focused all of their efforts on agentic AI—which essentially extends AI capabilities into autonomously doing more sophisticated tasks.
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Golden State continued its momentum into the third quarter, ballooning its lead to as large as 26.
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At that stage, most city streets will be in a failed state, and the cost to repair them will balloon to over $15 billion.
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This year’s religious Democrats support an expansive state with generous benefits that uplift the poor, because (to oversimplify a little) that’s what Jesus would have wanted.
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Grammy-winning, multiplatinum artist Olivia Rodrigo is launching a new music festival featuring an all-female lineup that seeks to empower collective impact and uplift organizations dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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