Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted off
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The idea took off last summer in Copenhagen, where the city piloted CopenPay, a program that hands out perks for sustainable behavior.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Although Mariah’s career took off decades before streaming exploded in popularity, the 56-year-old legend is no stranger to embracing the new format.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
3 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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As the space station zoomed around our planet at a rate of 17,500 mph ( 28,000 km/h), the veteran astronaut was able to take long exposure images that created brilliant streaks in the darkness.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Fast fashion trends zoomed by, and vintage stores got more curated.—
Alyssa Hardy,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2024
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He was later elevated to the permanent position.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are low by historical standards, but elevated from the 3% range from 2022 that was the lowest since the 1970s.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Retail media has ballooned into a $60 billion business, on track to capture one in five advertising dollars.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Demonstrators first took to the streets on Monday to push back against the country’s rising cost of living, and the protests have since ballooned and become violent after a police vehicle killed a 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver at a rally on Thursday.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Silksong just passed up yesterday’s 562,000 concurrent Steam playercount record, a stunning number for a $20 indie game, though obviously boosted by its mythological status after seven years of waiting from fans.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The inability, or decision not, to sell players who would have boosted the club’s spending power is a subjective call made by United’s key decision-makers that will never sit right with some supporters.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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As a rookie, Worthy topped the Chiefs’ wide receivers corps in receptions last season, with 59.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This was the third summer running where outgoing transfers topped £1bn.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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At times it has been scrutinized, scaled back, or delayed.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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About 14% of service companies in the New York-Northern New Jersey area have scaled back hiring or plan to do so in the next six months as a result of artificial intelligence but few have laid off employees so far as a result of the burgeoning technology, a new survey shows.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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