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Recent Examples of liftoff
And in recent days, SpaceX has begun accepting reservations for Mars flights via its website, but without providing fares for round-trips between the planets, or guarantees on the timing of the first liftoff.
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And unlike the last several missions that ended prematurely due to technical problems, SpaceX returned Starship to Earth with a landing burn and splashdown in the Indian Ocean, west of Australia, a little over an hour after liftoff, a critical milestone for the company.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Flights 7, 8 and 9 ended in failure after liftoff earlier this year, and another rocket exploded on a test stand in June.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Despite assurances from Wall Street banks and TV pundits, the argument for leaning heavily on stocks is a lot flimsier today than before the liftoff, and the appeal of bonds much greater.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And unlike the last several missions that ended prematurely due to technical problems, SpaceX returned Starship to Earth with a landing burn and splashdown in the Indian Ocean, west of Australia, a little over an hour after liftoff, a critical milestone for the company.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
Flights 7, 8 and 9 ended in failure after liftoff earlier this year, and another rocket exploded on a test stand in June.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Despite assurances from Wall Street banks and TV pundits, the argument for leaning heavily on stocks is a lot flimsier today than before the liftoff, and the appeal of bonds much greater.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liftoff
Noun
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Blue-collar YouTuber In Southern California, 19-year-old HVAC technician Itzcoatl Aguilar is still on the launch pad.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the 1990s, both Kuwait and the UAE bought hundreds of Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles and BM-30 Smerch multiple launch rocket systems to augment their respective land forces.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its power consumption spikes during takeoff, but researchers note the pattern closely mirrors the high metabolic cost of takeoff in living birds.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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Incorrect balance can reduce lift, lengthen takeoff distance, and strain engines.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Liftoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liftoff. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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