BLASTED OFF Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

blasted off

verb

past tense of blast off

as in took off

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The clip exploded, T-shirts were made and Sophie's stardom took off like a rocket ship.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
The trend took off in 2020 when a subset of bored young people, shut in by the pandemic, decided to blow their stimmy checks on something besides weed and DoorDash, and dove into stock-buying instead.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of took off

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And uplifted by his relationships with current broadcast partners Ryan Lefebvre (since 1999), Steve Stewart (since 2008) and Jake Eisenberg (since 2023).

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
So much of my own personal experience outside of acting has been uplifted and really just made so much better because of the women in my life.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of uplifted

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The two probes — Mira satellites operated by the California startup Impulse Space — zoomed within 650 feet (200 meters) of each other in low Earth orbit (LEO) recently.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Today's 30% price cut gives homeowners, property managers, and renters a chance to secure their property with simultaneous wide-angle and zoomed-in footage without the strain of standard retail prices.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of zoomed

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But since then, the policies have been adopted uniformly, publicized clearly and elevated to play a more central role in campus life.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The veined turquoise at the center is further elevated by the white diamonds on the hour markers, bezel, and lugs.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of elevated

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Viard watched firsthand as fashion ballooned into a global industry, designers becoming celebrities unto themselves and budgets exploding.

— Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026
But recently, as the list of contractors has grown and the amount spent has ballooned to nearly $690 million, the committee has stopped being so forthright, Rainey wrote.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballooned

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The company, which operates ImmoScout24 in the German and Austrian housing markets, is expected to see strong growth in private subscribers, which account for around 20% of total revenue, boosted by new products such as deposit guarantees.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The group also recently boosted its spending in Senate races in Ohio and Iowa.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of boosted

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His pole position is the first this year for a car powered by a non-Mercedes engine after Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine — all with Mercedes power — topped every qualifying session until now.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
In the past year alone, the group has topped the Billboard 200 twice with November EP DO IT and August’s THIS & THAT.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of topped

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As previously reported, the Laneway shows in Perth and Adelaide have been scaled back and will go ahead as sideshows.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
Other peers in the field have taken similar measures, including lighting designer Lindsey Adelman and gallery R & Company, who have recently scaled down to focus on connoisseurship and supporting talent more directly.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 30 Sep. 2026

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