jetted

verb

past tense of jet
1
as in poured
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 ejected
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 flew
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 jetted The following week, the high school sweethearts jetted over to California to attend the wedding of former Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and his now-wife, Laura Kruk. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 The mom-of-two recently jetted into Italy via private jet after her Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week appearances. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 July 2026 But each time, the team jetted back to Kansas City to recover at the Inn at Meadowbrook. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 Soon after the ceremony, Kloss, who had a brief falling out then rapprochement with the Grammy winner, jetted to Paris Fashion Week, where a curious paparazzo from gossip page Deux Moi had to inquire. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 In one week of February 2024, Swift attended the Grammys in Los Angeles, jetted to Tokyo for four concerts, then jumped back onto her private plane to make the Super Bowl with time to spare. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 The singer performed her new song at the Toy Story 5 premiere in Los Angeles Tuesday night, then jetted over to New York for the big game. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 June 2026 Jennifer Lopez jetted off to Paris just one day after her son Max’s high school graduation in Los Angeles. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 On cruises, Jewel may have a slow morning sipping coffee before heading to the spa, while Alexandre has already jetted off to the ship's activities like the waterslide or bingo. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetted
  1. poured
  2. ejected
  3. raced
  4. rushed
  5. erupted
  6. traveled
  7. streamed
  8. expelled
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  • The city’s subway system experienced service disruptions at several locations after water poured onto the tracks, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • For that project, contractors poured new, tinted concrete for the bottom of the pool and utilized a hydrophilic joint sealing strip, Hydrotite, from the New Jersey company Sika.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
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  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Definition of ejected
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  • Huffy, a brand once dismissed by some but historically durable and even Olympic-raced, has successfully reinvented itself in the e-bike market.
    — William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Right fielder Wilyer Abreu raced home, tying the game at 4-4.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Members of the community rushed to support the toddler’s family after his death, Atlanta News First reported at the time.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Water rushed in through the openings, and the ship foundered so quickly that most of the 500 men onboard were lost.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
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  • Pompeii is often thought of as an undisturbed time capsule, a once-bustling port that fell silent after Mount Vesuvius erupted and blanketed the ancient Roman city with a thick layer of ash in AD 79.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The Toronto stadium erupted — then the fourth official's monitor lit up, and 30,000 people watched the celebration die in real time.
    — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of erupted
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  • Mohammad Taj, who travelled to Delhi from neighboring Haryana state, and whose face was badly bruised in the Monday crackdown, said the march heading to parliament had been peaceful.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • Coronilla Durán traveled from his hometown of San Luis de la Paz, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, to Atlanta to visit family and friends, according to Isaret Jeffers, founder of Colectivo Arbol, a farmworkers advocacy group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Definition of traveled
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  • As their national anthem played before the match, tears streamed down the cheeks of the Argentina players, emphasizing their emotional investment in the occasion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Both episodes can be streamed on A&E's website here with a valid TV provider login.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 18 July 2026
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  • He was expelled from Congress while facing criminal charges over stealing from donors and his campaign, fraudulently collecting unemployment benefits and lying to Congress about his wealth.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The former was a concentration area for 200,000 refugees expelled from 247 localities, villages and towns and the area’s original 80,000 inhabitants; and the latter a frontier zone designed to incarcerate them.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
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