Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted off
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Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025 -
The deputy then fired his gun, and the group took off in a car, according to officials.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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Toronto’s 50th edition unfolds as the wider film community mourns the passing of Oneida actor Graham Greene (born on Six Nations Reserve in Ontario), who uplifted Indigenous stories throughout his career.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Until recently, most popular references to the island—even those that uplifted its culture—did so from a distance.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
30 Aug. 2025
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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
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The interiors are a mix of cozy and elevated, from a drawing room that opens straight to the gardens to a kitchen and breakfast room complete with a wine cellar.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Christensen was the third choice at right guard Sunday, watching as the Panthers sent in Brandon Walton, a practice-squad player who’d been elevated Saturday, to replace Chandler Zavala when Zavala left with a knee injury in the first half.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Since then, Prime has ballooned into a multi-pronged service that offers streaming entertainment, grocery delivery, fuel and food delivery perks, as well as subscriber-only deals.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Concerns about its football pipeline dragged shares down by double digits, but several weeks ago optimism about the upcoming release of Battlefield 6 boosted the stock again.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Memory bandwidth is also boosted from 135 GB/s to a maximum of 228 GB/s in the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Central Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale and Tempe all saw more than an inch, while gauges in Fountain Hills topped 2 inches, according to the Maricopa County Flood Control District.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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In this dish the chickpeas are blended with a pumpkin stew and topped with crunchy plantain.—
Marc Williams,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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Uber was born out of correcting a daily annoyance, which scaled a $203 billion company.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The rough estimate, cited by Vice President JD Vance on Thursday, pales in comparison to previous estimates that scaled closer to $40 billion.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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