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noun

ˈblast-ˌȯf How to pronounce blastoff (audio)
Definition of blastoffnext
as in launch
a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) the mission was scrubbed just minutes before blastoff

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verb

as in to take off

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Recent Examples of blastoff
Noun
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 On launch day, with most cameras focused on the blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the work here commenced in a quieter – but critical – way. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
But Goodman’s three-run blast off right-hander Jose Fermin was the game-saving at-bat. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026 The rocket was supposed to blast off next week with internet satellites that are part of the Amazon Leo constellation in orbit. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for blastoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
  1. launch
  2. take off
  3. zoom
  4. balloon
  5. uplift
Noun
  • Submissions for the inaugural DARCYS opened June 16 and closed July 14, and the ceremony’s afterparty will double as the launch of the HRTS Access Leadership Award, with a nomination process to be announced separately.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched its Vikram-1 rocket to low Earth orbit (LEO) early Saturday morning (July 18), making India just the third country with a private orbital launch capability.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of launch
Verb
  • After the bison took off, people rushed over to McDaniel, who was in a lot of pain, MacLeod told Cowboy State Daily.
    — Sara Smart, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Alan Grant taking off his dark glasses to see things has become a meme.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • The latter push has resulted in TVS Motor zooming ahead to become the largest producer of electric two-wheelers in its home base.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Citing those acquisitions, Cineverse said its revenue zoomed 67% in the quarter compared with the year-ago period, hitting $26 million.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of zoom
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  • Still, experts expect the number of robotaxis in China to grow into the tens of thousands by the end of 2026, and Goldman Sachs projects the country’s robotaxi market will balloon to $47 billion by 2035.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • Medicare has covered remote patient monitoring since 2018, and payments ballooned to over $500 million in 2024.
    — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 15 July 2026
Definition of balloon
Verb
  • In another corner stood a plastic Yoshino cherry tree—the variety that lines the Tidal Basin—which people were encouraged to festoon with uplifting messages written on what looked like price tags.
    — Andrew Trunsky, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • The Christian Science Monitor was founded in 1908 to lift the standard of journalism and uplift humanity.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
Definition of uplift

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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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