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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted off
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After the shooting, a woman at the camp — the one who police believe got into a fight with Savage — took off in the Acura, resulting in a car chase and a crash.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026 -
OPay took off in 2019 with ambitions to be a super app that offered various features, including motorcycle taxi bookings, food deliveries, and quick loans.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
4 May 2026
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Your 11th House of Friendship is uplifted by chatty Mercury, who sextiles Uranus in your steadfast sign before stepping into your quiet zone.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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In the original fairytale, the stepmother is portrayed as cold, self-serving and wicked, but Hochhauser recognized and uplifted a different version of the character.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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His well struck header zoomed toward Lloris, who lifted his left arm in time to deny the attempt.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Only two renderings have been released, and both are zoomed-out and contain only so much detail.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
30 Apr. 2026
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When a transaction is elevated from review by a state economic agency to consideration by a party national security body, the calculus changes.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The casual style is elevated with details like a chest pocket, crew neckline, cuffed cap sleeves, and a slight A-line silhouette that provides a flattering shape.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the Iran war drags on, concerns over rising gas prices and other costs have ballooned, sending consumer sentiment plummeting.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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As his fame ballooned, fans started showing up at his family’s home, and he’s asked, repeatedly and clearly, for everyone to please stop.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Finally, Mira chalked her hands, boosted herself onto a dangling metal hoop, flipped upside down, and hung from a single knee, arms spread out like a rotor.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Rising global demand boosted ube and ube-based product exports to more than $3 million last year, according to the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry, a 20% increase from 2024.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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This one is infused with marrow and topped with radish, plus more onion, cilantro and salsa on those beautiful blue corn tortillas.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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International benchmark Brent Crude topped $112 a barrel Tuesday with no clear indication of an imminent resolution to the war that has severely constrained shipping traffic through the strait.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s a Marshalls on the Strip, a flashy glassy Marshalls being scaled by King Kong–like blinking M&M’s, but this was a normal strip-mall Marshalls.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The military also scaled down its own presence in Syria, where the main mission was to prevent a resurgence of Islamic State.—
Abby Sewell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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