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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasting off
taking off
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Photos released earlier by the command also show MH-60R and MH-60S helicopters taking off from the destroyer USS and the amphibious transport dock USS during a SINKEX as part of Exercise UNITAS 2025 on September 28.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Denver International and Newark Liberty International airports saw ground delays where flights were prohibited from taking off until controllers were able to handle them.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Blasting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasting%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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