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Recent Examples of liftoff
Consistent effort is what gets you to the launch pad; careful timing is what brings liftoff.
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
This worked: the plane’s nose lifted briefly off the ground a few times on the next run, offering the first real glimpse that liftoff may be possible.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
The New Shepard capsule touched down about 10-and-a-half minutes after liftoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2025
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
This worked: the plane’s nose lifted briefly off the ground a few times on the next run, offering the first real glimpse that liftoff may be possible.
—New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2025
The New Shepard capsule touched down about 10-and-a-half minutes after liftoff.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Moskowitz has reported live from rocket launches, space shuttle liftoffs and landings, suborbital spaceflight training, mountaintop observatories, and more.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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That website's launch was memorably rocky -- only six people successfully signed up for health plans on the website's first day, according to internal Obama administration notes obtained by congressional Republicans -- a failure that became a political liability for the Obama administration.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Designer Alexander Wang collaborated with Uniqlo on a collection and attended launch events in New York City.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The business jet that crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm moved in and visibility diminished in Maine Sunday night, killing at least a half dozen people, is a model with a history of crashes caused by ice on the wings.—
PATRICK WHITTLE,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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But the day after the freezing celebration parade in Chicago, the space shuttle Challenger exploded after takeoff in Florida, putting an abrupt end to national merriment.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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