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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted off
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Whether it was penned by Apa or some Brit with possessed hips, the song soon took off.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026 -
Three people are dead following a fiery three-car crash on Route 15 in Stratford early Sunday where the driver who police believe caused the collision took off.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
11 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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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Nasdaq-100 index, YTD The concentration of the market rally means options traders are placing more bets on single stocks than indexes, keeping volatility elevated on a single-stock basis.—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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For Harris and his cattle farm, rising prices across the supply chain could force him to keep retail prices elevated in the months ahead, in order to make ends meet.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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The collective values of those assets have ballooned over time, thanks to a surging stock market, rising home values and a steady accumulation of home equity.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The project’s vast ambitions have already accrued about five years of delay, and, all told, its price to taxpayers has ballooned to nearly $5 billion.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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The war has boosted the price of oil and many other materials.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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The weak yen has boosted the competitiveness of exporters such as Toyota by making its products cheaper for foreign buyers and increasing the value of overseas profits when converted back into the currency.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Surveillance camera footage captured Mott scaling an 8-foot fence topped with barbed wire at the perimeter of the airport in just 15 seconds, then walking across the runway.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Curious which town topped the list?—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Similarly, office space scaled up to 1 million square feet, instead of 988,850 square feet.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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