launch out

phrasal verb

launched out; launching out; launches out
: to begin doing something that is new and very different from what one has been doing
He left the company and launched out on his own.

Examples of launch out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company today launched out of stealth, having raised $80 million in total seed and Series A funding, Fortune has exclusively learned. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024 Gandini—working for Bertone from 1965 until launching out on his own in 1980—was responsible for designs that etched themselves into the imagination of every car lover who had a pulse. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024 The nonprofit, which a group of combat veterans launched out of Kansas City, provides safe housing through communities of tiny homes called VCP Villages. Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024 Paramount+ had high hopes for the series, which launched out of the Teen Wolf: The Movie on the streamer. Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 His concern is being driven by the skyrocketing pace of launches out of both Patrick Space Force Base in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 June 2023 As the villain is about to kill Moser with a motorbike, Rex launches out of a bush and tackles him. Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023 Filer was still trying to resolve the problem and maneuver the airplane toward a runway, but his ejection seat fired and he was launched out of the aircraft, the report said. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023 Tensions were high, to say the least, with the whole cast shouting over each other, and one cast member, James Kennedy, launching out of his seat multiple times to yell at Sandoval. Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023

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“Launch out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/launch%20out. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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