BLASTED OFF Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

blasted off

verb

past tense of blast off

as in took off

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The book beams in from a world where the culture overlooks the professionalism and earnestness of the Beatles because Velvetmania took off in its place.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Apple started selling out of Mac Minis as OpenClaw, an open-source agentic AI tool, took off in markets such as China.

— Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of took off

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So much of my own personal experience outside of acting has been uplifted and really just made so much better because of the women in my life.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Eight weeks after the fire, Chambers' apartment is still in disarray, but her spirit has been uplifted by Evans.

— Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of uplifted

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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

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Bilateral trade between China and Russia ballooned to over $240 billion in 2024.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
The roles there often come with grueling 12-hour shifts, but when thousands of workers threatened strikes at Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix, bonuses ballooned upwards of $500,000.

— Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballooned

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While the networks were boosted by the introduction of Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel currency last fall, the artificial lift provided by the upgrade to the ratings methodology was a one-shot deal.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Poland hardens its border Poland has also boosted its military preparedness.

— Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of boosted

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Erosion along the 3-mile shoreline topped 60% in August and narrowed the beach to a point even Tybee lifers professed to have never seen.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 19 Sep. 2026
The 10-year Treasury yield topped 5% this past week, hitting the highest level since 2007 and blowing way past forecasts for borrowing costs over the next decade.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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