blasted off

verb

past tense of blast off
as in took off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasted off
  1. took off
  2. uplifted
  3. zoomed
  4. elevated
  5. ballooned
  6. boosted
  7. topped
  8. scaled
Verb
  • Why experiential retail trends are taking over stores Retailtainment took off because online shopping already solved the convenience problem.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Virginia’s outbreak that took off in May appears to be slowing.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Definition of took off
Verb
  • And Ghulam Ali felt uplifted; perhaps a celestial trip wasn’t that far beyond his own reach.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • This year’s changes uplifted Kittle and others.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Definition of uplifted
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  • Citing those acquisitions, Cineverse said its revenue zoomed 67% in the quarter compared with the year-ago period, hitting $26 million.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2026
  • Instead, the ball zoomed between his legs and rolled to the wall, scoring one.
    — Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of zoomed
Verb
  • Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg elevated the charges at Morales’ arraignment, making sure that both attacks are considered hate crimes, which carry additional penalties upon conviction.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Barca’s financial struggles in recent years may well have helped players such as Yamal and Cubarsi be quickly elevated to the first team.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of elevated
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  • And that uncertainty has ballooned into a crisis of its own, which has only intensified after a rapid series of announcements from the Food and Drug Administration.
    — Allie Canal, NBC news, 24 July 2026
  • The trio found that as the disk variations ballooned, the ability to isolate a unique matrix weakened.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of ballooned
Verb
  • The memory chipmaker reached a $1 trillion valuation in May, as a surge of investment in artificial intelligence boosted demand for semiconductors needed to run massive new data centers.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Further testing found that sinkhole trees had selected for genes that boosted photosynthesis and carbon fixation, showing how the populations had adapted for their low-light habitat.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of boosted
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  • Tanqueray gin, St-Germain, lime, mint and cucumber are topped with tonic.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The flybridge also got an upgrade, and now offers a new bar and tables topped with mahogany.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 July 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • Organizers haven't revealed if the temporary Olympic capacity — initially projected to be 25,000 — for the aquatic center had been scaled down to avoid cost blowouts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Netflix, which has had a major presence in recent years, also has scaled down its attendance, dashing hopes of a Lido splash for David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth and its cast led by Brad Pitt.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of scaled
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