as in to take off
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Recent Examples of blastoff
Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Dashboard camera footage from a police cruiser that arrived on scene shows brazen disregard for the arrival of authorities, as takeover participants, some wearing black face coverings, jump on the hood of the vehicle while fireworks blast off in an intersection behind them.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Eventually things hit blastoff as Cunningham puts a kick drum under Ciani’s percolating synths, a fusion of old and new that only underlines how badass Ciani’s sounds are.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Dashboard camera footage from a police cruiser that arrived on scene shows brazen disregard for the arrival of authorities, as takeover participants, some wearing black face coverings, jump on the hood of the vehicle while fireworks blast off in an intersection behind them.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
Noun
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Fandom Intelligence is available to dentsu clients in all new launch markets now.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The official float season is when concessions like raft rentals and shuttle buses are available at the Barber Park launch.—
Matan Josephy,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The 24-year-old Koné was taken off on a stretcher at BC Place after Qatar’s Assim Madibo caught him from behind in the 54th minute of Canada’s 6-0 rout, with Marsch saying the sound of the impact was audible from the sidelines.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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During that time, the suspects took the woman's bracelet off her wrist without her knowing before taking off, according to police.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Verb
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The point guard Jose Alvarado, shirtless and crazed by joy, zoomed by, passing 250 Broadway.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
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But, as fate would have it, the rest of the tech industry quickly zoomed past the original AI chatbot interaction model and have focused all of their efforts on agentic AI—which essentially extends AI capabilities into autonomously doing more sophisticated tasks.—
Bob O'Donnell,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The program had ballooned during the Great Recession, growing from 28 million participants in 2008 to a peak of 47 million in 2014.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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These top 50 ZIPs started with an average 3,000 homes in 2014 and ballooned to 8,000 in just nine years.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
17 June 2026
Verb
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This year’s religious Democrats support an expansive state with generous benefits that uplift the poor, because (to oversimplify a little) that’s what Jesus would have wanted.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 June 2026
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Grammy-winning, multiplatinum artist Olivia Rodrigo is launching a new music festival featuring an all-female lineup that seeks to empower collective impact and uplift organizations dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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