BLASTING OFF Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

blasting off

verb

present participle of blast off

as in taking off

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taking off

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Ovitz asked, before taking off his microphone and storming out.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
The plane, a Van's RV-7A, crashed shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport in Sonoma County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

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