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
  • In reply, Sanju Samson hit 56 off 23 balls but India was down to 130-5 and the chase never took off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of bolting off the line when the gun sounded, Garret, Retzlaff and about a dozen other girls walked a few meters and then left the course, while the male athlete took off.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of took off
Verb
  • And uplifted by his relationships with current broadcast partners Ryan Lefebvre (since 1999), Steve Stewart (since 2008) and Jake Eisenberg (since 2023).
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • When the area was uplifted and glaciers carved out the valley, this durable rock unit had been hydrothermally altered and cemented, enabling it to resist erosion.
    — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of uplifted
Verb
  • The two probes — Mira satellites operated by the California startup Impulse Space — zoomed within 650 feet (200 meters) of each other in low Earth orbit (LEO) recently.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Today's 30% price cut gives homeowners, property managers, and renters a chance to secure their property with simultaneous wide-angle and zoomed-in footage without the strain of standard retail prices.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of zoomed
Verb
  • Republicans and Democrats alike say the purchase will help Russia execute its war against Ukraine — without making a difference to global fuel prices, which are elevated mostly due to Trump’s war on Iran.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But the board decided that Niinami’s resignation was necessary, and elevated Torii from his role as president, which he’d assumed just a few months earlier.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of elevated
Verb
  • The 18 dates announced at the start of last week has now ballooned to 26, and stretches into November 2027, with additional shows locked in for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Unsurprisingly, this has ballooned into a national story with teammates and opponents staging protests.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of ballooned
Verb
  • Earlier Friday, Evercore ISI recommended buying SpaceX shares ahead of its next scheduled earnings release, set for early November, and boosted its 12-month price target on the stock by 20% to $275.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • When gas prices jumped this spring after the Iran war started, Americans were starting to get tax refunds boosted by last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of boosted
Verb
  • The Beehive State topped the ranking with its devotion to the Japanese card game.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Each red tin is packed with layers of white and dark chocolate perfumed with peppermint oil and topped with crushed peppermint candies.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • Naig, who previously worked for chemical manufacturer Monsanto, highlighted the records that his department has set under Reynolds’ leadership and said conservation work is being scaled up to accelerate progress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Naig, who previously worked for chemical manufacturer Monsanto, highlighted the records that his department has set under Reynolds' leadership and said conservation work is being scaled up to accelerate progress.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of scaled
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