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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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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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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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 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
The national museum preserves that history with aircraft ranging from early flyers to modern jets and spacecraft.
—Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Instead of private jets, Fyre Fest attendees were greeted by commercial airplanes with a Fyre logo slapped on the tail.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Open to the public is Tamina Therme, a massive indoor-outdoor network of warm and cold water pools with various jets and shower features.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The May results included 51 deliveries for top-selling 737 Max jets and six for 787 Dreamliner widebody planes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Later, fighter jets flew over during the national anthem.
—Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 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.
—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
Noun
JetZero claims the design could reduce fuel consumption by as much as 50 percent compared with today’s commercial jets.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 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
The national museum preserves that history with aircraft ranging from early flyers to modern jets and spacecraft.
—Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Instead of private jets, Fyre Fest attendees were greeted by commercial airplanes with a Fyre logo slapped on the tail.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Open to the public is Tamina Therme, a massive indoor-outdoor network of warm and cold water pools with various jets and shower features.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The May results included 51 deliveries for top-selling 737 Max jets and six for 787 Dreamliner widebody planes.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Later, fighter jets flew over during the national anthem.
—Sean Campbell
june 9, Sacbee.com, 9 June 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
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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.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2026
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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.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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Set within the Benedictine Abbey of Weltenburg, which sits just above a bend in the Danube River, the grounds include a beer garden that’s breathtakingly beautiful but pours only one of the brewery’s three alcohol‑free varieties.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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But that overhauled tap system pours very nicely, so order a Manny’s—a pale ale from the local Georgetown Brewing Company that’s a local staple and accessible mid-point in flavor profile between hoppy craft ale and mild old-school lager.—
Mark DeJoy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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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.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Any wind speeds over 58 mph are considered severe, according to NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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This is a relatively slow method that just speeds up the typical ripening rate slightly, with about two to four days needed to ripen the avocados fully.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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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.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Not every flower is capable of producing multiple flushes.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
11 June 2026
Verb
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One of many great trout streams that wind through this state, which is really a destination for fly fishing, white water boating — river recreation is huge here in Colorado.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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In the City airs directly after and also streams the next day on Peacock.—
Sarah Hearon,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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The crowd erupts, and Messi will get his curtain call.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
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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.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
17 June 2026
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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While Jackson County races to hear the last of homeowners’ appeals from the troubled 2023 property valuation cycle, some could be eligible for a class action lawsuit.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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