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as in launch
a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff

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Recent Examples of blastoff
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 See All Example Sentences for blastoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • She and Russell were engaged in 2008 and her career was taking off.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium for May through October reveals the ten busiest international airports for flights taking off from the U.S.
    Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • In a second victory, A Minecraft Movie zoomed past $900 million in global ticket sales.
    Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2025
  • 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
  • Hayden appeared before a Congressional committee earlier in the week, facing questions from a library modernization project whose cost has ballooned while completion deadlines have been repeatedly delayed.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • While at-home recording has of course ballooned in the digital era as recording equipment has gotten cheaper and higher quality, making a successful commercial album on a six-inch phone screen is another step further.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 22 May. 2025.

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