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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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Since its founding in 2012, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation has supported and uplifted hidden heroes through research, policy, partnerships, and direct support.—
Tom Chiodo,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Moody, of all people, uplifted the 49ers’ mood and got mobbed by joyous teammates for his winning finish.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 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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Krishan Gopaul, senior EMEA analyst at the World Gold Council, told CNBC in a call on Tuesday that macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty was fueling huge inflows into gold ETFs, while central banks were continuing to shore up their gold reserves — both of which were keeping prices elevated.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 1959, six years before I was born, Pakistan was ruled by a general who had seized power in a military coup and elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshall—the highest rank in the British army, whose structures and hierarchies were inherited by several post-colonial nations.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
2 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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