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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicoptered
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DeSantis also championed the medical freedom proposal, which would have cemented the policies that catapulted him to GOP stardom during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026 -
Grainge was catapulted into an entirely new level of influence.—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the Chiefs’ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Surprise and skepticism gave way to success, as Wrexham AFC went from losers to winners, and the club's value rocketed to nearly half a billion dollars.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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This referred to the fact that the Cyg X-1 jets seemed to be getting deflected in different directions as the star and black hole orbited each other.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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Every element had been carefully considered, Tabitha noted, the suave austerity of the Wassily chairs orbited by antique rugs and estate-sale paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.—
David Morris,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Smaller birds darted around, their small wings flapping rapidly.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kim jetted off to Cabo with her children and some friends in August 2025.—
Amelia Langas,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sean Gallup / Getty Images Vice President JD Vance jetted to Hungary in an eleventh-hour attempt to keep his poll-flagging ally in power.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
19 Apr. 2026
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From there, the event planner extraordinaire flitted around to a few more spots, including MI-V1 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, and Lux, in the old Liquid location.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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These words are fascinating to consider in relation to Soderbergh, who has flitted among genres and subjects with a facility that is easily mistaken for dilettantism, or even ventriloquism.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Helicoptered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicoptered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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