jets 1 of 2

plural of jet
as in sprays
a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening bought a new showerhead that emits a superpowerful jet of water

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jet
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Recent Examples of jets
Noun
Spare a thought for the weary new Airbus A350-1000ULR, which is cooling its jets in Melbourne after completing its first-ever nonstop test flight from France. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent fighter jets to bomb Iran, marking their first such attacks, sources told the Journal. Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026 The Ultra 2 offers a superior 10ATM rating, meaning it can be submerged to depths of 328 feet (100 meters), an IP69K resistance rating ensuring protection from high-pressure water jets, and the same military endurance certification as the Watch 9. Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 American is planning to order new wide-body aircraft this year and will add more high-yielding premium seats to older jets, Isom said. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 July 2026 China has developed close relations with Pakistan, particularly in the defense sector, and is Pakistan’s largest supplier of military equipment, including fighter jets, missile technology, and naval vessels. Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 Philippine Airlines The A350-1000 jets—which are scheduled for delivery between 2034 and 2036—will be PAL’s flagship for its long-haul operations. Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Cheap Iranian drones have been effectively targeting American bases in the Persian Gulf, regardless of the patrolling of fancy F-35 jets. Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026 To search for the wave signal, this team took a different approach and used the LHC to smash together two lead nuclei to create jets of particles that were back-to-back, called a dijet event. Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 The rom-com follows a 20-something chef amid a quarter-life crisis who jets off to Italy to find herself, and discovers love in the process. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026 Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jets
Noun
  • These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The public is increasingly skeptical of allowing the AI industry to govern itself, which is pushing legislators to rethink their hands-off approach, even as AI money pours like Niagara Falls into elections.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2026
  • The sun pours through its many gaps, creating a constellation of light that illuminates the forest floor below.
    Liam Scott, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Also, take care to keep potatoes away from onions, as onions release ethylene gas, which speeds up the sprouting process.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026
  • Beyond producing highly uniform nanowires, the technique speeds up materials research.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Periods may feel more uncomfortable, while hot flushes and night sweats are more likely for perimenopausal and menopausal women.
    Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 July 2026
  • At the final whistle and for the next seven minutes, the city saw a water-use spike equal to 368,697 toilet flushes.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Under dark skies, the Milky Way visibly streams behind Deneb and through Altair like a river of stars.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026
  • Globally, the event streams on Paramount+ at no additional cost, while DAZN PPV will carry it in the UK and Ireland.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The best seat in the house is wherever the room erupts when the ball hits the net.
    Ali Farooqui, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
  • Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • For about an hour, the vehicle soared in space halfway around the world in a vital test mission coming as SpaceX races to have Starship ready for NASA's upcoming moon landing missions.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • During Braves games, The Freeze races a fan along the warning track in the outfield.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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