skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
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Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
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Verb
His following exploded after a single viral dollhouse video, skyrocketing from a few thousand followers to over 70,000.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
The levies came on top of further headwinds such as a strong Swiss franc and skyrocketing cocoa prices.
—Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Thanks to years of high inflation, the prices of consumer goods have skyrocketed, with housing, food, healthcare and other costs now weighing even more heavily on retirees' budgets.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
In the days since the announcement of the group stage match-ups last week, demand for short term rentals in Atlanta has skyrocketed, reaching nearly a 5000% increase in some neighborhoods.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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skyrocket
1 of 2 noun
sky·rock·et
ˈskī-ˌräk-ət 
skyrocket
2 of 2 verb1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly
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