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Recent Examples of blastoff
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
An anthology of 11 stories, The Devil’s Cut was an 88-page blastoff that sold out of the more than 50,000 copies at the distributor level, landing it among the top-selling books of August.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The gargantuan rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time, firing up 33 methane-burning Raptor engines generating up to 16 million pounds of thrust.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
An anthology of 11 stories, The Devil’s Cut was an 88-page blastoff that sold out of the more than 50,000 copies at the distributor level, landing it among the top-selling books of August.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
Verb
Williams and Wilmore blasted off to the space station in June.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024
The gargantuan rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, manufacturing and flight test facility on the Gulf Coast at 5:37 p.m. Eastern Time, firing up 33 methane-burning Raptor engines generating up to 16 million pounds of thrust.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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Mad About The Boy premiere in London on Jan. 29. 54 of 119 Celebrating Spanx Mischa Barton shows up for the launch of a new Spanx line in New York City on Jan. 29.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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He was restrained in the couch for hours and had his sleep cut short the night before his launch.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trans World Airways Flight 800 exploded on July 17, 1996, after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people aboard, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The first departure was just after 11 a.m., with several Southwest Airlines flights taking off.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Mikko Rantanen fed Cale Makar near the blue line, and Makar zoomed by a pair of defenders.—
Kyle Newman,
The Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2025
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Netflix shares zoomed to new all-time highs Wednesday, to nearly $1,000 per share, after the streaming giant posted strong Q4 subscriber additions and announced a series of new price hikes.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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As the hours passed, word spread, investors piled in, and the price of TRUMP ballooned.—
Joel Khalili,
WIRED,
31 Jan. 2025
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Decades of easy money policies have ballooned the national debt, fueled reckless spending, and left savers scrambling to protect their wealth from inflation.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Instead, invest in meaningful connections that uplift, inspire and align with your values.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film tackles profound themes but does so in a way that uplifts and entertains.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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