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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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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
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
In an industry known for private jets and lavish perks, Palmer Luckey, the 33-year-old billionaire founder of Oculus VR and the defense technology company Anduril, cuts a distinct figure.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
Russia also has invested heavily in Venezuela’s oil industry, as did China, and offered Caracas generous loans to purchase top-of-the-line air defense missiles, fighter jets and other weapons.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
However, black holes are messy eaters, and some of this ex-stellar matter is blasted out from around them in parallel jets.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2026
From naval fighter jets to galactic starfighters, Tom Cruise is mastering another Hollywood trade.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
The list includes passenger airports, airline hubs, airports with heavy cargo traffic also Teterboro, New York, which CBS says is frequented by private jets and other general aviation traffic.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
What Happens Next Lee, the air force chief of staff, told legislators that only 10 of the fighter jets are expected to have been assembled and undergone test flights by the end of this year.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
They’re used in F-35 fighter jets, submarines, lasers, satellites, Tomahawk missiles and more, according to a 2025 research note from CSIS.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
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Their goal is to prepare the platform to fly alongside crewed Marine Corps fighter jets in high-threat environments.
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Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.
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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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Water suddenly pours over the basalt cliffs, plunging into the glassy, almost perfectly circular pool below.—
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Drake Been pours in 25 points for Lincoln-Way West in 57-50 win over Lincoln-Way East and also scores 22 points in 66-59 victory over Argo.—
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
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After the shooting, the SUV speeds into two cars parked on a curb before crashing to a stop.—
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This slows down the release of ethylene gas, which speeds up ripening.—
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The golden, semi-double flowers cover the tidy, compact plant through multiple flushes from spring to fall.—
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This stuff gives hair more bounce than a basketball and flushes away oil, product buildup, and grime without any compromise to your strands’ moisture levels.—
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The popular First We Feast show, hosted by Sean Evans, streams on YouTube and features celebrities eating chicken wings with progressively spicy hot sauces while answering questions about their lives and careers.—
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Mubi, which distributes indie and foreign films and streams them to millions of monthly subscribers, had been preparing an August premiere for Huang’s documentary Vice Is Broke, which charts the rise and fall of his former employer Vice Media.—
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Several human rights and conflict monitoring groups are estimating the death toll will be in the thousands as the country erupts into the most expansive anti-government protests in years.—
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When her childhood friend Bethany comes to visit with a new boyfriend, a volcano erupts.—
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In this game, Kirby races to rescue King Dedede, with lots of puzzles, fun bosses and minigames.—
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Kent Nishimura | Reuters House lawmakers this week could vote to approve a smaller IRS budget for the current fiscal year as Congress races to avoid another government shutdown.—
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“Jets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jets. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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