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helicoptered

verb

past tense of helicopter

as in catapulted

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Packaging the 64th pick with one of their thirds could have catapulted them into the mid-40s, according to PuckPedia’s Perri Pick Value Calculator.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Cape Verde came onto the international stage with a thrilling show — shocking the world with its 0-0 draw against Spain, where Vozinha was catapulted into sports stardom for stonewalling the Spanish, and on to its 2-2 stalemate with Uruguay.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026

Definition of catapulted

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Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
The best opportunity for Portugal came through Nuno Mendes, whose deflected shot rocketed off the crossbar after cleanly beating Spanish keeper Unai Simón.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of rocketed

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The satellite has orbited Earth about once every hour and a half for more than two decades, and over time, friction with particles in the upper atmosphere has caused its orbit to decay.

— Anna Y. Q. Ho, Scientific American, 29 June 2026
As presently blueprinted by NASA, the International Space Station will be de-orbited via a series of actions.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of orbited

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The singer performed her new song at the Toy Story 5 premiere in Los Angeles Tuesday night, then jetted over to New York for the big game.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 June 2026
Jennifer Lopez jetted off to Paris just one day after her son Max’s high school graduation in Los Angeles.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 11 June 2026

Definition of jetted

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The Spanish, who had at first just flitted along the coast in their galleons, had begun marching inland and overland from Mexico with crosses and soldiers and soldiers’ families.

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

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