jetting

verb

present participle of jet
1
as in pouring
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 ejecting
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 flying
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 jetting And by the looks of the first photos (below), Emily seems to be jetting off to meet her on-again, off-again chef boyfriend Gabriel (Lucas Bravo), picking up where season five left off. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 And the entire team took the field on fumes after jetting across the country and landing early Monday morning following a three-game drubbing in Boston over the weekend. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Relocate from a busy city trip, say, to a quiet beach before jetting home. — Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 After a terse exchange with one of the museum’s curators, Killmonger and his collaborators smash a case holding a weapon made from Wakanda’s vibranium before jetting off with it. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026 Lopez has been having my dream Euro Summer, jetting from France to England to Italy. — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 29 July 2026 To set the scene on the Monday after Fox's stunning victory, the New Zealander jumped on a plane in Manchester bound for London before jetting back home from Heathrow Airport. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026 Just this week, the House passed a funding bill, a bill curbing congressional stock trading with voter ID requirements attached, a defense bill, and a budget bill setting up Iran war funding — before jetting for the summer on Thursday. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026 My schedule as a travel writer involves year-round trips, jetting off from my home base in Paris to cover a hotel opening in Croatia or Madrid. — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jetting
  1. pouring
  2. ejecting
  3. flying
  4. rushing
  5. erupting
  6. traveling
  7. streaming
  8. expelling
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  • Retail investors were meanwhile pouring money into oil funds on the assumption that prices would rebound, adding to strains in the futures market.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Experts say the realities of construction –– blasting through rock with dynamite, pouring concrete into natural landforms and storing water in reservoirs –– could have unintended effects.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pouring
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  • In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of ejecting
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  • Grichuk put a good swing on a slider while flying out to left field.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It was later revealed that the plane had been overloaded by 700 pounds and the pilot, who had cocaine and alcohol in his system, was not authorized to be flying, according to CBS.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • The defense, which also received an influx of talent through the portal, hopes to improve on finishing near the bottom of the conference in scoring, rushing and passing defense categories.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Raleek Brown transferred from Arizona State after rushing for 1,141 yards last season while Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman, a transfer from Auburn, give Texas one of the most talented wide receiver duos in the country.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushing
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  • Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Triton’s nitrogen geyser system Voyager 2 observed at least four dark plumes erupting from Triton, Neptune’s largest moon, during its 1989 flyby.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of erupting
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  • Jiwan Jyoti, a US citizen, was traveling with Himalayan Glacier Adventure and Travel Company and has been listed by the group as missing.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Go Beyond the 4x4 Of course, traveling by Icelandic truck is part of the thrill, but the adventure extends well beyond the vehicle itself.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveling
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  • The article also describes frustrations over streaming legality issues, as games were not initially available to air commercially in public places like bars.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Death of the Pastor’s Wife is currently streaming on Netflix.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of streaming
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  • But the allegations involving his treatment of women led some of his GOP colleagues to at one point consider possibly expelling him from the House.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Sound waves cause air inside the spherical or bell-shaped structures to oscillate, pulling in diffuse airflow and expelling it as a concentrated, high-velocity jet.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of expelling

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“Jetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jetting. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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