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 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 Alba and Ramirez jetted off to Europe days after appearing at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 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 Lisa and her date soon jetted off to Italy, spending four nights in the country. — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 7 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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  • Gordon, the only sitting judge who spent multiple days on the bus, poured over documents and sequestered himself with a laptop and a cell phone video call in a back corner.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • The scale alone — several million visitors have poured through the country over the tournament’s five-week run — has made the World Cup both a massive sporting spectacle and a test of logistical and policy coordination on an unprecedented level.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
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  • San Diego’s manager Craig Stammen and coach Ryan Goins were ejected three pitches into the game after arguing a check-swing call.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Balogun, a star striker who has scored three goals so far in this year’s tournament, received a red card and was ejected from last week’s US game against Bosnia and Herzegovina for a foul against a defender.
    — Yash Roy, Fortune, 5 July 2026
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  • Norway’s elite 6-foot-5 goal scorer raced with some of the best in the battle for the Golden Boot in the tournament, given to the player with the most goals, and his performance in DFW put his name firmly on the world stage.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • After a poor first touch with his head, Digne was trying to clear the ball when Yamal raced in from behind to challenge in the penalty area.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 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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  • About 400 firefighters worked to contain the flames, which erupted just ahead of a July 14 national holiday and on the first major weekend for departures for the summer holiday season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The Cape Verde supporters also erupted in the 62nd minute when their beloved 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha denied Messi at point-blank range.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of erupted
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  • In the past years, many French people have traveled to neighboring countries where medically assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 2026
  • Argentina also ranks first for corners from the right that traveled to the near edge of the six-yard box with 10, six more than any other team.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of traveled
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  • Thousands streamed out of the area, many loading onto MBTA subway and trolley cars.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The sequel outperformed it with 64 million hours streamed in its first three days on the platform, enough to push it to the top of Netflix’s global weekly chart.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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  • The day of the cyber attack, Yazbak said the Department of Administrative Services expelled the attacker from the state’s systems.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Our previous Representative in Congress, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick had to resign hours before being expelled by her colleagues on both sides of the aisle for fraud.
    — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
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