1
as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water jetting out of opened fire hydrants at a dangerously high rate
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2
as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano has been jetting out fiery lava in life-threatening amounts
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3
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly
the presidential candidates jetted through the state for a week before racing off to the next primary
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Recent Examples of jets
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Egypt has responded with help in the other direction, sending a squadron of fighter jets to the UAE during the Iran war as part of efforts to demonstrate support.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
The airline also had to return property, including many jets, to the companies from which they were leased.
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Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
With more than a century of aerospace experience and over 10,000 aircraft delivered worldwide, Dassault Aviation continues to strengthen its position as one of the leading manufacturers of high-end business jets.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Israeli jets flew low over the coastal city of Tyre.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Scientists have previously observed similar outflows, both in the form of tight jets and broad winds, from the supermassive black holes at the centers of other galaxies.
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Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
The larger models have up to 140 bubble jets apiece.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Military jets soared over the White House during the national anthem.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Guests rotate through heat, cold and rest, moving from saunas and steam rooms into cool or Nordic plunge pools before recovering in hammocks, Adirondack chairs or warm pools with waterfalls and jets.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Egypt has responded with help in the other direction, sending a squadron of fighter jets to the UAE during the Iran war as part of efforts to demonstrate support.
—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
The airline also had to return property, including many jets, to the companies from which they were leased.
—
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
With more than a century of aerospace experience and over 10,000 aircraft delivered worldwide, Dassault Aviation continues to strengthen its position as one of the leading manufacturers of high-end business jets.
—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 June 2026
Israeli jets flew low over the coastal city of Tyre.
—
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
Scientists have previously observed similar outflows, both in the form of tight jets and broad winds, from the supermassive black holes at the centers of other galaxies.
—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
The larger models have up to 140 bubble jets apiece.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
Military jets soared over the White House during the national anthem.
—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Verb
The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
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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
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These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.
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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.
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Another pours a drink, then the video moves on.
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McConnell gets solid performances from his actors, none more so than Yurich, who obviously took a leap by entrusting his story to someone else but pours himself into the role to a degree that suggests complete trust.
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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.
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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.
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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The First Alert Weather Team is keeping an eye on this next storm system, just in case the timeline speeds up.
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At the final whistle and for the next seven minutes, the city saw a water-use spike equal to 368,697 toilet flushes.
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Not every flower is capable of producing multiple flushes.
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Internationally, the show streams on Netflix in most markets, with SuperSport carrying it in Sub-Saharan Africa and Abema in Japan.
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Launched by Crazy Maple Studio in 2022, ReelShort streams English-language vertical dramas designed specifically for mobile viewing, with stories told in one to two minute episodes across 70-80 episodes per season.
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Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
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When violence erupts, the tension shows up in our own homes.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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