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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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Recent Examples of blastoff
Noun
The launchpad also was damaged on blastoff — sending debris flying across nearly 400 acres. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 An anthology of 11 stories, The Devil’s Cut was an 88-page blastoff that sold out of the more than 50,000 copies at the distributor level, landing it among the top-selling books of August. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
Verb
In a perfect and parsimonious world, a single two-stage spacecraft would land on Mars, scoop up soil samples in situ, and transfer them to an ascent stage which would blast off into orbit. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025 The studio’s latest boasts a promising premise, following a little boy who accidentally blasts off into space, stumbles into a Federation-like league of planets, and becomes official ambassador to Earth. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for blastoff 
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Noun
  • The meme coin’s developers have limited the supply of $TRUMP to 200 million coins at launch before expanding the overall supply to 1 billion over the next three years, according to the coin’s website.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Here’s to the week ahead, and don’t hesitate to reach out with comments, questions, feedback, joy, or news of a rocket launch in your future.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 19 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Trans World Airways Flight 800 exploded on July 17, 1996, after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people aboard, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The first departure was just after 11 a.m., with several Southwest Airlines flights taking off.
    John Feng, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This rich biodiverse spot is a reminder that even with commuters zooming overhead daily by the thousands and the presence of a boat channel, nature marches on, or swims actually, right under your nose tucked behind a dive mask.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Netflix shares zoomed to new all-time highs Wednesday, to nearly $1,000 per share, after the streaming giant posted strong Q4 subscriber additions and announced a series of new price hikes.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Trail Blazers’ lead ballooned to as large as 27 points in the second half.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The immigration court backlog ballooned to more than three million cases at the end of 2024 fiscal year, according to the Congressional Research Service.
    Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, invest in meaningful connections that uplift, inspire and align with your values.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The film tackles profound themes but does so in a way that uplifts and entertains.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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