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
Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Benson Boone is preparing to blast off for one of the most exciting shows of his career.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 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
The fervid Harvey Weinstein era of awards campaigning was suddenly about to blast off.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Benson Boone is preparing to blast off for one of the most exciting shows of his career.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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That website's launch was memorably rocky -- only six people successfully signed up for health plans on the website's first day, according to internal Obama administration notes obtained by congressional Republicans -- a failure that became a political liability for the Obama administration.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Designer Alexander Wang collaborated with Uniqlo on a collection and attended launch events in New York City.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As to why the buildout is taking off, Thill said that, given today’s demand for AI data centers, the only concern among tech firms is the risk of not doing enough.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Man coverage gives him more opportunities to take off but Seattle is in zone 80% of the time.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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With his multi-instrumentalist bandmates, PJ Moore and co-songwriter Robert Bell, Buchanan zooms into these exchanges to prolong them or dissembles them into jagged pieces that leave the bigger picture to us.—
Sam Sodomsky,
Pitchfork,
1 Feb. 2026
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Silver, which has been zooming higher in its own feverish run, had a similar and sudden reversal of momentum before ticking higher again.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The second of those, still ballooning in South Carolina, is over 875 cases and counting.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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That means SpaceX represents more than half of Musk’s paper wealth, which has ballooned past $852 billion, according to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires index.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Catherine uplifted us in a world that often tears us down.—
Andrew Gelwicks,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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Heady, intoxicating notes of tuberose and jasmine are uplifted by marigold and tropical plumeria, followed by a trace of copal, or Mexican incense.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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