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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
  • Surace took off his chain belt and began beating Ivester, and Thompson also beat Ivester — with the belt, a chair leg and a night stick.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of took off
Verb
  • 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
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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
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
  • The move would come after the 10-year Treasury note yield scaled this week to its highest levels since 2007, as investors fear high energy prices will keep inflation elevated.
    — Jeff Cox,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Search efforts are being scaled back in open waters and shifted toward Vanuatu's southeastern coastline, where currents may have carried survivors, according to Matai Seremaiah, Parliament member for Luganville, the ministry said.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of scaled
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“Blasted off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasted%20off. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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