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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasting off
taking off
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With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young’s grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026 -
With runners at the corners with no outs in the sixth, A's first baseman Nick Kurtz fielded Jared Young's grounder and threw to third to nab Francisco Lindor, who broke back to the bag after taking off for home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Blasting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasting%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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