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Recent Examples of trajectory
The former Ruff Ryder member married wealthy entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper in 2014, and her life has seemingly been on an upward trajectory since then.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 July 2025
By introducing body diversity, Tipton not only found herself the season’s winner, but also changed the trajectory of the show to be more inclusive.
—Henry Chandonnet, People.com, 31 July 2025
These new findings show that biological aging is not a fixed trajectory and opens up new avenues for aging research and epigenetic interventions.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2025
The trajectory of all this is well rehearsed at this point.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 31 July 2025
By introducing body diversity, Tipton not only found herself the season’s winner, but also changed the trajectory of the show to be more inclusive.
—Henry Chandonnet, People.com, 31 July 2025
These new findings show that biological aging is not a fixed trajectory and opens up new avenues for aging research and epigenetic interventions.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2025
The trajectory of all this is well rehearsed at this point.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trajectory
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The path is potentially clear for a Fantastic Four three-peat at next week's domestic cage match, though one film may possess the power to overtake the title.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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But here their paths had diverged—Sunny’s to New York City, Satya’s to Rochester.—
Kiran Desai,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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After the Iranian parliament floated a plan to shut down the Strait of Hormuz in June following U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, China spoke out against closing the critical oil transit route.—
Didi Tang,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Wigginton believes the record could take less than six days and is meticulously planning the most efficient dive spots and route.—
Lara Terpstra,
Freep.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Golden State hit five of their eight 3-point attempts in the quarter after shooting 25% from beyond the arc in the first half.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
26 July 2025
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Arike Ogunbowale led the team in scoring with 29, making four of her six attempts from beyond the arc, while Paige Bueckers added 14 points and six assists.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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That's usually not the case when China or Russia (and occasionally Iran or North Korea) launches something into orbit.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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The rocket shot through a break amid darkening clouds just ahead of a lightning storm on its nine-minute trip into orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Aug. 2025
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The task force would submit a report with recommendations to the state Legislature after examining the systemic causes of violence against African American women and girls, ways to help victims' families heal, methods to track data to understand the scope of the issue and more.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Or the ways that the Reyes family has lived in fear since Jose and his father were detained in early May.—
Austin Hornbostel,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Its ascent helps bring it to the top 40 on that tally for the first time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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During its ascent, the spacecraft reaches supersonic speeds surpassing 2,000 mph before the rocket booster separates from the crew capsule.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The track with a racing capacity of 146,000 could host 90,000 or more even with sections blocked off.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Iowa Hawkeyes are entering the 2025 college football season looking to get their program back on track.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Trajectory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trajectory. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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