meteoric

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Recent Examples of meteoric Dad’s career path was meteoric, rising from a position as a junior lawyer at CBS to the head of Columbia Records’ international division, and then president of Sony America. Justin Schein, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025 The doc is said to offer a provocative, chaotic, and impossibly fun look at one of music’s most groundbreaking bands, charting their meteoric rise to fame, dramatic split, and remarkable reunion. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025 Benson Boone Benson Boone's meteoric rise over the past year has all been leading to this: his Coachella debut on the main stage. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025 But throughout what seems like almost an overnight meteoric rise, St. Louis has remained at the center of his identity. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meteoric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meteoric
Adjective
  • Since taking office, the Trump administration has implemented rapid, significant changes to United States immigration policy.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The rapid rise of ransomware attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities and data breaches has created an environment of persistent uncertainty, leaving organizations grappling with how to stay resilient in the face of evolving threats.
    Francis Dinha, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Here’s what their analysis found: Only 8.4% of investors executed trades on any of those days, reacting to the volatile market by buying or selling stocks.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Core inflation, which excludes more volatile energy, food, alcohol and tobacco prices, rose by 3.4% in the year to March, down slightly from 3.5% in February.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Static metrics in a dynamic world are like old maps for new continents.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • His mother, her mental health, brothers, that family dynamic.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In some instances, yes, according to one study which looked at the recommendations from a chatbot compared to those of doctors assessing acute respiratory, urinary, vaginal, eye or dental symptoms.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Most studies list nausea and vomiting as symptoms, while others cite acute abdominal pain as well.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • However, before things turned deadly, his wife jumped to his aid, saving his life with her swift actions, according to reports.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The fallout at the Ivy League school has been swift – and the consequences will be enormous, scientists have warned.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • Isaacman’s confirmation hearing - set to be live-streamed and chaired by Senator Ted Cruz, a powerful booster of NASA’s space advances - could lead to speedy approval by the full Senate for his ascent to head the globe’s premier aerospace agency.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • While officials insisted all 200-plus deportees who were sent to El Salvador on March 15 were members of the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), the AEA allowed speedy removal without a court hearing.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Weiss and his allies were outvoted 4-3 by those wanting a hasty, truncated search.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Some of those pages have been restored, with a Pentagon official telling NPR that the military's review of images, stories and social media posts has been too hasty in some respects.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025

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