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Recent Examples of liftoff
The celebration, which includes extra flare for Route 66’s Centennial anniversary, brings a lineup of one liftoff after another, live music, drone shows, chainsaw carving contests and fireworks.
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Despite one engine failing to ignite at liftoff, the rocket climbed successfully and completed stage separation high above the Gulf.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, initial inspections of SpaceX’s new launch pad at Starbase, used for the first time Friday, showed the facility weathered the intensity of liftoff with no significant problems.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
And with just 12 days to go before liftoff, the anomaly placed the entire $1.2-billion mission in jeopardy.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Despite one engine failing to ignite at liftoff, the rocket climbed successfully and completed stage separation high above the Gulf.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
Meanwhile, initial inspections of SpaceX’s new launch pad at Starbase, used for the first time Friday, showed the facility weathered the intensity of liftoff with no significant problems.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2026
And with just 12 days to go before liftoff, the anomaly placed the entire $1.2-billion mission in jeopardy.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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Strategists who’ve studied the issue for the Navy say there’s a case for a warship somewhat larger than current Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, which displace less than 10,000 tons and carry a little under 100 vertical launch cells for missiles and interceptors.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Other launch providers should not be affected.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Gotta go - getting ready for takeoff.—
Joe Kinsey OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Moments later, the plane did in fact crash after the pilots failed to properly configure the wing flaps and slats for takeoff, according to the NTSB.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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