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noun

ˈblast-ˌȯf How to pronounce blastoff (audio)
Definition of blastoffnext
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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blast off

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verb

as in to take off

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Recent Examples of blastoff
Noun
There is a rocket launch pad that uses a pivoting, spinning lever mechanism to simulate a blastoff from Earth to the moon. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 5 Apr. 2026 On launch day, with most cameras focused on the blastoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the work here commenced in a quieter – but critical – way. — Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Josh Bell also crushed a bases-empty blast off Ryan Yarbrough in the seventh before tacking on a two-run homer against Camilo Doval in the eighth. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 To finish the mission, the lander would blast off the moon and redock with Orion, which would take the crew back to Earth. — Tom Costello, NBC news, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for blastoff
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blastoff
  1. launch
  2. take off
  3. zoom
  4. balloon
  5. uplift
Noun
  • Training units would not need to replace the complete launch pod after every firing cycle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • After the launch of the iPhone in 2007 transformed the smartphone industry, BlackBerry fought hard to keep its consumer mobile division alive with new devices — but ultimately lost the battle.
    — Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of launch
Verb
  • Just never came back to the $150s after taking off earlier this year.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The siren blared again and again; one load of jumpers and then another took off into the skies over Alaska.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of take off
Verb
  • As with its Gaspra flyby, the probe zoomed by to continue its trip to Jupiter.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sometime during the night on Earth, the Curiosity rover finished its day exploring on Mars and beamed its latest collection of images and measurements to a Mars orbiter zooming by overhead.
    — Ashwin R. Vasavada, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of zoom
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  • About 22 deer were brought to the channel island for sport hunting in the late 1920s, and their numbers soon ballooned to roughly 2,000, Barton said.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But since plans for the park were first announced a few years ago, cost projections have ballooned, and initial plans to have portions of the park ready by the FIFA World Cup in 2026 did not come to pass.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of balloon
Verb
  • From career milestones to new releases to major announcements and those little important moments, Billboard editors highlight uplifting moments in Latin music.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Her life offers a powerful blueprint for selfless advocacy, demonstrating how to use one's position to uplift others and challenge injustice.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of uplift

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“Blastoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blastoff. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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