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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blasting off
taking off
Verb
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Alex Tafoya was a much easier interview, even taking off his Ghost Rider flaming skull headpiece to talk.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026 -
The fatal accident occurred on Monday when a Colombian Aerospace Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguizamo, a town in the Colombian Amazon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Blasting off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blasting%20off. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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