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
  • The two flags represent the two flights that took off from Boston Logan Airport on the morning of the attacks.
    — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout Friday, choppers took off and landing constantly from the Trishuli barracks.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of took off
Verb
  • 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
  • At first spritz, you’re instantly enchanted and uplifted by sparkling, tart notes of pomelo and yuzu.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of uplifted
Verb
  • As with its Gaspra flyby, the probe zoomed by to continue its trip to Jupiter.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The weather helped, and the visuals were indeed stunning as the cars zoomed past monuments and museums.
    — Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of zoomed
Verb
  • What remains disputed is whether those beliefs motivated the Tate-LaBianca murders or whether, as Berlinger argues, prosecutors elevated them into the central theory of their case.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • This El Niño event has taken hold at a time when sea surface temperatures in the Pacific were already significantly elevated.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of elevated
Verb
  • Prices had already been on the rise in recent years as EVs ballooned in popularity in Asia and Europe.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Across Argentina, young borrowers like 20-year-old law student Martín Taborda are drowning in small loans that ballooned into unpayable debts, forcing them to abandon studies and basic expenses.
    — Débora Rey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballooned
Verb
  • The offer sheet Carlsson signed with the Philadelphia Flyers — which was matched by the Anaheim Ducks — likely boosted many of these summer contracts by a couple million, at least.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • After the release of Friday’s report, traders boosted the odds of a rate hike to 90% from 70% the day before, according to CME FedWatch.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of boosted
Verb
  • The following season, Chelsea topped their Champions League group, but poor Premier League form saw Mourinho sacked in mid-December.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Serve the meat on tortillas or tostadas, topped with cilantro.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • For grid operators, one potential advantage of flow batteries is that power output and storage duration can be scaled somewhat independently.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Each individual champion takes home $150,000, with winnings scaled down across the rest of the field.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of scaled
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