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
The two older Air Force One jets were already in the process of being replaced when Qatar gave the jet to the United States, which marked an unprecedented $400 million gift from a foreign country. Zac Anderson, USA Today, 10 July 2026 In May 2026, for example, AirAsia announced an order for 150 Airbus A220s, signaling a shift toward smaller, more efficient jets. Christiaan Hen, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 These jets too are responsible for bright emissions of electromagnetic radiation. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 July 2026 In the thermal pool, guests lie or sit on underwater hydro-massage beds and seats while lumbar jets pummel the muscles most nicely. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 The pair of Boeing jets that are currently being modified to act as the permanent upgrades to the Air Force One jets have been delayed, and are expected to be delivered in 2028. ABC News, 8 July 2026 The pair of Boeing jets that are being modified to serve as the permanent upgrades to the Air Force One jets have been delayed and are expected to be delivered in 2028. Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani lit up the Empire State Building after Navy jets soared over the city and tall ships took to its harbor. Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 As a pair of A-10 jets flew overhead, the cheers began up and down Capitol Boulevard in downtown Boise. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 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
  • And, Anthropic’s CEO pours $1 million into a PAC pushing AI regulation.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Down the rock at the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, the dining room pours rosé from Bandol and from Bellet, a Niçoise appellation so small that barely anyone outside the region can name it.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 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
  • For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups.
    Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
    Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 21 June 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
  • The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
  • The Spanish-language broadcast airs on Telemundo and streams on Peacock.
    Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • Even once in a while, from under the ocean floor, hot magma erupts through the gaps and then cools down to form new planetary crust.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Once inside, the burglar sends in a robotic assistant that races through the rooms, checks drawers, copies keys, locks cabinets and writes a demand note asking for money to unlock the data.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • As is common with Enola Holmes films, zippy flashbacks and kicky montages illuminate what led up to all of this, but there’s an energy missing here, as the film races to get back into the present Maltese moment, which feels dire indeed.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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