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as in volatile
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Recent Examples of meteoric
Beck, 45, has had a meteoric rise in coaching.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
But the meteoric rise has drawn scrutiny.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Diggs, 32, who played a key role in the meteoric rise of Pro Bowl quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots' winning season, was charged with felony strangulation and assault and battery, according to Dedham District Court records.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
But pop-punk and emo’s meteoric rise wouldn’t be complete without bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Gym Class Heroes, and Cartel, who each helped build the genre’s wave into a tsunami in the early-aughts.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
But the meteoric rise has drawn scrutiny.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Diggs, 32, who played a key role in the meteoric rise of Pro Bowl quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots' winning season, was charged with felony strangulation and assault and battery, according to Dedham District Court records.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
But pop-punk and emo’s meteoric rise wouldn’t be complete without bands like Motion City Soundtrack, Gym Class Heroes, and Cartel, who each helped build the genre’s wave into a tsunami in the early-aughts.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meteoric
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Season One concludes with the Texas Tech geology graduate abandoning a well crew after tragedy strikes, only to achieve rapid success in his personal and work endeavors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Key's Jerry is a disruption through and through, knocking everything just a little off-kilter with each volatile appearance.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Paul Weller is still a godlike figure, but the Jam themselves had a really distinct chemistry and sounded very volatile onstage and are among the great punk groups.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2026
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The 53-year-old Mladenov has long been involved in Middle Eastern politics with solid expertise in the region’s dynamic developments.—
Veselin Toshkov,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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But even for regional agencies, data gaps remain acute, forcing reliance on third-party proxies that flatten economic complexity.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Clayton’s and Josephson’s hands, though, the fawn response becomes something more pliable, less a sign of acute threat than a broadly anxious orientation to the world.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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By Sunday, he was gone, a mercifully swift ending to painfully slow decline.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Condemnation by Russian diplomats of the US raid to capture Maduro, of course, was swift and unequivocal.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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After a pair of EP releases over two whirlwind years, Gossett released Westward this past July.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2025
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Blake Lively closed out her whirlwind year with a rare photo of her family holiday festivities at home.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
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His defense attorney entered the plea on his behalf and told the judge that Morphew is waiving his right to a speedy trial, which under Colorado law would otherwise require the case to be tried within 180 days.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Chili doesn't have to simmer all day to be delicious—this speedy, perfectly spicy recipe is proof.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2026
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This isn't your average stroll through lightsaber lore or warp-speed factoids.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But an equally vital industry for our economic and national security interests is telecommunications — which is also going through warp-speed technology changes.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meteoric. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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