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as in rapid
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as in volatile
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Recent Examples of meteoric
Umstead has had something of a meteoric rise in the sport.
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John Meyer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
His meteoric rise to the first round of the 2024 draft started in earnest at Tennessee with an NCAA Elite Eight run after his second transfer.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Burna Boy’s journey illustrates that of an outsider, a meteoric rise from Port Harcourt to the heights of international music.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Before their meteoric rise to the NBA, the Thompsons were just kids at John Muir Middle School in San Leandro.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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John Meyer, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2025
His meteoric rise to the first round of the 2024 draft started in earnest at Tennessee with an NCAA Elite Eight run after his second transfer.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Burna Boy’s journey illustrates that of an outsider, a meteoric rise from Port Harcourt to the heights of international music.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Before their meteoric rise to the NBA, the Thompsons were just kids at John Muir Middle School in San Leandro.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meteoric
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The report listed 17 recommendations falling under four categories: rapid access to housing and shelter; expanded overdose prevention; physical, mental health and substance use treatment; and collaboration with municipalities and unincorporated communities to reduce traffic deaths.—
Doug Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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When trained on enterprise-specific, high-fidelity 3D assets, physical intelligence has the potential to enable the visualization and analysis of intricate interactions between technical components, facilitating rapid iterations and optimizations.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Hence, despite its extremely high valuation, the stock appears attractive but volatile, which supports our conclusion that AVGO is a tricky stock to buy.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street ultimately found the business too volatile and debt-heavy to get fully behind the stock.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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And the colorful, textured animation elevated the human story in a dynamic way.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the shores of the Atlantic, the region birthed the dynamic Gullah culture and communities of Black fisherfolk who gave America shrimp and grits, crab rice, she-crab soup, and the one-pot wonder Hoppin’ John.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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For transition-age foster youth—those aging out of the foster care system—this challenge is even more acute.—
First Place for Youth,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Saint Elizabeth in Chicago was also part of the deal, but Ascension previously announced plans to close the hospital, which sits on the city’s West Side, has 28 beds and treats acute mental illness.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Flexibility enables swift adjustments to changing circumstances, ensuring continuity and competitiveness.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their whirlwind political alliance, however, quickly frayed and deteriorated into a bitter feud in an Asian democracy that has long been hamstrung by clashing political clans.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The new pictures come after Brittany and Patrick returned back home to the U.S. from their whirlwind European trip to several countries including Spain, Portugal, Italy, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
11 July 2024
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In the killings of the deputies, Fielder waived his right to a speedy trial and numerous continuances have delayed the trial until this year.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Follows a speedy 12-year-old sloth named Laura whose odd sloth family is left homeless by a devastating storm.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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As major food and beverage conglomerates are beating a hasty retreat from their previous ESG, sustainability and DEI commitments, The Purpose Pledge is pointing a new way forward.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Such hasty efforts at downsizing consistently failed, Drucker warned, even in the private sector.—
Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meteoric. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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