1
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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3
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
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani lit up the Empire State Building after Navy jets soared over the city and tall ships took to its harbor.
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Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
As a pair of A-10 jets flew overhead, the cheers began up and down Capitol Boulevard in downtown Boise.
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Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
4 July 2026
Every few minutes, when the booming sound of fighter jets could be heard, or rather felt, many craned their necks and looked skyward.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
As part of the drill, Coast Guard helicopters and NORAD F-16 fighter jets got airborne immediately after the threat had been identified.
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Luke Barr,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Guests rotate through heat, cold and rest, moving from saunas and steam rooms into cool or Nordic plunge pools before recovering in hammocks, Adirondack chairs or warm pools with waterfalls and jets.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Egypt has responded with help in the other direction, sending a squadron of fighter jets to the UAE during the Iran war as part of efforts to demonstrate support.
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Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
The airline also had to return property, including many jets, to the companies from which they were leased.
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Miami Herald,
22 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.
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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.
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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.
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Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Hale pointed toward the sky and urged them to look up as three military jets roared above the crowd.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2026
In New York, Mayor Zohran Mamdani lit up the Empire State Building after Navy jets soared over the city and tall ships took to its harbor.
—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
As a pair of A-10 jets flew overhead, the cheers began up and down Capitol Boulevard in downtown Boise.
—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
4 July 2026
Every few minutes, when the booming sound of fighter jets could be heard, or rather felt, many craned their necks and looked skyward.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
As part of the drill, Coast Guard helicopters and NORAD F-16 fighter jets got airborne immediately after the threat had been identified.
—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
Guests rotate through heat, cold and rest, moving from saunas and steam rooms into cool or Nordic plunge pools before recovering in hammocks, Adirondack chairs or warm pools with waterfalls and jets.
—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Egypt has responded with help in the other direction, sending a squadron of fighter jets to the UAE during the Iran war as part of efforts to demonstrate support.
—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
The airline also had to return property, including many jets, to the companies from which they were leased.
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Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Verb
The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
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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.
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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.
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In the low-elevation deserts of Eastern California, the sun sits high in the sky during late June and pours energy into the ground for much of the day.
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As the Judgment of Paris turns 50, winemaker Kristy Melton opens Freemark Abbey’s archives, pours historic bottles and reflects on what nearly 140 years of unbroken Napa history still has to say.
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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.
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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.
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For example, in tenant onboarding, using AI to automatically auto-fill and email a 50-page PDF lease just speeds up the generation of a static, cumbersome document that still requires manual follow-ups.
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Frequent mowing keeps clippings small, preventing smothering and speeds up decomposition for reuse.
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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.
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Not every flower is capable of producing multiple flushes.
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Instead of asking whether existing programs are delivering results, Congress piles new spending and new funding streams onto an already fragmented system.
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The company launched Fox News and weather products, and subscription service Fox One, which streams the company’s sports and news.
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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.
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Like Swift, Hubble is losing altitude as the sun erupts with one flare after another.
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Anthropic has accused the Chinese firm Alibaba of launching the largest attack yet attempting to clone Claude, as China races to match the capabilities of Anthropic’s leading model following Mythos’ release and subsequent restriction from foreign markets.
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.
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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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