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
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The fervid Harvey Weinstein era of awards campaigning was suddenly about to blast off.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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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
For the second time in 2026, a SpaceX rocket is due to blast off from the West Coast.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
The fervid Harvey Weinstein era of awards campaigning was suddenly about to blast off.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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This latest launch feels like a warmer, summery counterpart to the house’s bestseller Valaya.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nontraditional uses include content creation, sit-down dinners, product launches, album listening parties and workshops.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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She was discovered after the plane took off and was taken into custody in Paris.—
CBS New York Team,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The manager, Pujol Osvaldo, takes off a Jewish tape, The Best of Mirian Kressyn, and puts on a Latin tape, El Trio Epoca de Oro.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Picture a galaxy zooming through a crowded neighborhood of other galaxies.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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In this recent study, XRISM zoomed into a relatively small region around M87*, discovering the strongest turbulence ever seen in a galaxy cluster, even more violent than the conditions generated when galaxy clusters collide and merge.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mendelsohn — a leading skeptic of leaving City Hall — has argued the new police academy is the city’s most important project and should not be pushed aside, slowed down or allowed to balloon in cost.—
Chase Rogers,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Georgians have been rightfully concerned that expensive power grid expansions and watt-hungry data centers will balloon customer costs, among other ill effects.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Aside from being Formula 1’s global brand ambassador, the actor has also turned designer with the luxury jewelry house Didris which was inspired by Damson’s mother’s heritage, Silifat Idris – a jewelry broker in Nigeria who used jewelry as a way to uplift and support his family.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mayor Mamdani’s intention to uplift working people, the poor, and the unhoused is sincere.—
Norman Siegel,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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