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as in rapid
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as in volatile
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Recent Examples of meteoric
Zelle’s meteoric rise comes amid accusations that the network and the three biggest U.S. banks on it failed to properly investigate fraud complaints or give victims reimbursement.
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Inside the issue, Abby Aguirre captures Carpenter’s meteoric rise, but tonight, the cover star’s presence spoke volumes all on its own.
—Rose Carlisle, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, Feb. 11, the actress/singer, 31, opened up about her meteoric rise as a pop star — and the rumor that her therapist left her at the time.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Joining him onstage will be R&B singer SZA, whose meteoric rise in the past year has solidified her as one of music's most influential artists.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Hugh Son, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Inside the issue, Abby Aguirre captures Carpenter’s meteoric rise, but tonight, the cover star’s presence spoke volumes all on its own.
—Rose Carlisle, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
In a new cover story for The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, Feb. 11, the actress/singer, 31, opened up about her meteoric rise as a pop star — and the rumor that her therapist left her at the time.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Joining him onstage will be R&B singer SZA, whose meteoric rise in the past year has solidified her as one of music's most influential artists.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meteoric
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Launching the food tours While in college, Saba witnessed Nashville's rapid growth.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
10 Feb. 2025
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After World War II, economic growth and GI benefits fueled another rapid building boom.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dado Ruvic | Reuters Inflation worries, tariffs under the Trump administration and earnings season could continue to keep the stock market volatile and rattle investor sentiment.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2025
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With Earth's weather being altered in dangerous ways, the U.S. government turns to Cody to uncover the truth behind these volatile natural disasters.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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That would be an ideal situation and vastly change the power dynamic when dealing with Putin.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Both iterations of these teams are dynamic, deep and supremely skilled.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The threat of Russian drones is so acute, artillery units can be reached when the sun tips into the horizon, and the light is vanishing.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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Beyond the enormous needs of the skyrocketing number of war wounded, hundreds of thousands of people with acute and chronic illnesses were left with limited or no access to medicine and treatment.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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Redemption was swift and sublime for Bart Verbruggen against Chelsea.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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So is the country's push for swift justice Trump's rhetoric, which appears to change tack on Putin's ostracism by the U.S., was welcomed by some in Russia.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
15 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 a whirlwind 24 hours last week, Jenni Trilik and Marcus Contaldo went from being $216,000 in debt and the owners of nearly 30,000 bags of unsold coffee to utterly overwhelmed with support.—
Tatyana Turner,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2023
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While the internals aren't dazzling, the 14th-generation Intel i5 processor is more than speedy enough to tackle standard productivity tasks, Web browsing and media streaming.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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Even before Trump’s tariffs, the online mega store had been exploring options for speedy delivery, including expanding its marketplace to U.S.-based sellers.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
3 Feb. 2025
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Some moved into the building’s basement, which a group of elderly Catholic nuns had occupied until the pandemic forced them to make a hasty exit, leaving behind crucifixes and religious robes.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Yet these traits, allied with superb technical ability, are what force defenders into making late and hasty decisions.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meteoric. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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