skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
Synonyms
Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
Recent Examples on the Web
Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
Journalists and commentators who covered the case saw their careers skyrocket.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Drivers whose risk scores are shared with insurance providers often see their monthly insurance payments skyrocket.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
One of the main drivers is policies that have made energy costs skyrocket, and there Germany serves as a canary in the coal mine for other leading industrial nations.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Gordy originally signed Jermaine Sr. and the Jackson 5 with Motown in 1968, which helped the group skyrocket to fame.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The cost of repairing water damage skyrockets due to unnecessary mold tests, unnecessary consultants, delay in leak repair and drying (the typical cause of mold buildup), excessive demolition, unnecessary mold hunts, overuse of emergency contractors, and foregoing competitive repair bids.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Extreme shortages in Gaza have caused wartime prices for basic necessities like flour to skyrocket.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Stock-market kingpin Nvidia may have seen its value skyrocket because of AI’s possibilities, but its revenues were undergirded by a massive base of game players acquiring its graphics cards.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But skyrocketing housing costs, along with return-to-office mandates, have dampened migration to the area.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Housing, food, utilities, and healthcare costs have skyrocketed since then.
—Kolandro Bramble, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
Not everyone is happy about it Feb. 9, 2023
In Arizona, which Biden won by just 10,000 votes in 2020, home prices and rents have skyrocketed as well, as the unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, at 3.7%.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Maricopa County wants to explore it Fundraising for US Rep. Ruben Gallego skyrockets with Kyrsten Sinema out of Senate race Arizona lawmakers could move to a once-a-week work schedule.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn about 20 of the best white label suppliers that will help to skyrocket your brand to success.
—Luke Knapp, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The volume of trading in the stock has not skyrocketed.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
That means the jackpot has skyrocketed over $1 billion.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
While Puth was already scoring seven-figure streams prior to the lyrical reference, two artists that also received nods on the album saw their smaller streaming totals skyrocket.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2024
Journalists and commentators who covered the case saw their careers skyrocket.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Drivers whose risk scores are shared with insurance providers often see their monthly insurance payments skyrocket.
—Dell Cameron Andrew Couts, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
One of the main drivers is policies that have made energy costs skyrocket, and there Germany serves as a canary in the coal mine for other leading industrial nations.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Gordy originally signed Jermaine Sr. and the Jackson 5 with Motown in 1968, which helped the group skyrocket to fame.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024
The cost of repairing water damage skyrockets due to unnecessary mold tests, unnecessary consultants, delay in leak repair and drying (the typical cause of mold buildup), excessive demolition, unnecessary mold hunts, overuse of emergency contractors, and foregoing competitive repair bids.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Extreme shortages in Gaza have caused wartime prices for basic necessities like flour to skyrocket.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Stock-market kingpin Nvidia may have seen its value skyrocket because of AI’s possibilities, but its revenues were undergirded by a massive base of game players acquiring its graphics cards.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Verb
The format has been around for a while, but amidst the FOMO that comes with skyrocketing cryptocurrency prices, people are particularly vulnerable.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But skyrocketing housing costs, along with return-to-office mandates, have dampened migration to the area.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Housing, food, utilities, and healthcare costs have skyrocketed since then.
—Kolandro Bramble, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
Not everyone is happy about it Feb. 9, 2023
In Arizona, which Biden won by just 10,000 votes in 2020, home prices and rents have skyrocketed as well, as the unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, at 3.7%.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Maricopa County wants to explore it Fundraising for US Rep. Ruben Gallego skyrockets with Kyrsten Sinema out of Senate race Arizona lawmakers could move to a once-a-week work schedule.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn about 20 of the best white label suppliers that will help to skyrocket your brand to success.
—Luke Knapp, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The volume of trading in the stock has not skyrocketed.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
That means the jackpot has skyrocketed over $1 billion.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
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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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