as in to take off
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Recent Examples of blast off
Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Starship, the rocket that the world’s richest man hopes will take NASA astronauts back to the moon and humanity on to Mars took a breath on Sunday is now set to blast off from Starbase, Texas in just a few hours.
—Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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
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Noun
Erceg retired the Angels in order in the eighth to set the stage for Witt’s go-ahead blast off of Ryan Zeferjahn (6-5) in the bottom of the inning.
—Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Starship, the rocket that the world’s richest man hopes will take NASA astronauts back to the moon and humanity on to Mars took a breath on Sunday is now set to blast off from Starbase, Texas in just a few hours.
—Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blast off
Noun
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The flight was SpaceX's 124th Falcon 9 mission this year out of a total 542 launches since 2010.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The new launch comes just a few months after The Dispatch acquired SCOTUSBlog, the legal analysis website.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stern joins a growing list of celebrities who have made their Disney+ cancellations public in the days since Kimmel was taken off air, from Cynthia Nixon to Noah Centineo.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Last week, Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air after the government threatened a private company with retaliation, marking a dark moment for freedom of speech in our nation.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The resulting storm would probably stay out to sea on a similar track to Hurricane Gabrielle, which zoomed past Bermuda this week on a path toward the Azores in Portugal.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even the 3x telephoto lens of the iPhone 15 Pro is clearer and more detailed than the iPhone Air's 2x shot digitally zoomed to 3x.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Miamians’ transportation expenses ballooned 66% between 2020 and 2023 alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, meaning many locals spend nearly 20% of their income just to get around.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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If quantum data centers scale up as companies and nations expect, demand for helium-3 could balloon well beyond what Earth can supply.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By encouraging tourists to visit Puerto Rico’s lauded heritage sites, Bad Bunny is uplifting narratives about the community and their power that recontextualize the island as a place for visitors from across the globe to celebrate.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The biblical love story gets a predictable but uplifting retelling with this romantic drama.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Blast off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blast%20off. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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