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become airborne

VERB
liftoff
Synonyms
STRONG
ascend blast off launch take off
VERB
take off
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw
WEAK
ascend bear beat it begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose
Antonyms
STRONGEST
arrive come come in continue stay

Example Sentences

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The weather can change that balance as the heavier the aircraft, the more gravity pushes it down to Earth and it needs a greater lift to become airborne.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Also, make sure the ash is tightly contained in a plastic bag — even double-bagged — so it can’t spill out of the trash and become airborne.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Residues on indoor surfaces -- like those deposited during cooking or cleaning -- may contain compounds that are potentially harmful if absorbed through the skin or if they become airborne and are inhaled.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024

As the clothing ages and the chemicals in the surface treatment breakdown, the chemicals may become airborne.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 million tons of American topsoil had become airborne in that single storm.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown