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
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
Splashes of orange, red, purple, and yellow benefit from diverse soil that yields species like lupine, Giant Indian Paintbrush, Sierra tiger lily, crimson columbine, and skyrocket, among others.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Mille typically makes 35 cheesecakes each week for commercial accounts, but demand skyrockets during the holiday season.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that monopoly at the high-end saw Nvidia's pricing skyrocket too, which is the worry with the RTX 5000-series if AMD lacks any competition here.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While various brands have seen their popularity skyrocket (and taper off) with the trends, America’s recent obsession with the 40 oz.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
McMahon ultimately returned to the company on Jan. 5, 2023, causing the WWE’s stock price to skyrocket, kicking off the sales process that eventually led to the deal with Endeavor.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
David McHugh, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Despite lower inflation, the luxury travel industry has continued to see rates skyrocket post-Covid, CNBC Travel reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
In June 2022, gas prices in Sacramento and across the United States skyrocketed to an all-time high.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
The Powerball multiplier was at 3x, skyrocketing the prize to $975 million for the upcoming drawing tonight.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
That’s the standard opening line from Harry Daniels, a Gen-Z TikTok sensation and rising vocalist whose presence on social media has skyrocketed in recent months.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
That could skyrocket; the United Nations estimates that around 222,000 children could die of malnutrition in the coming months.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The Bottom Line Should such a structural, long-term supply shortage materialize, crude prices would likely skyrocket.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The tally crept up a couple thousand the following year before skyrocketing to 42,425 in 2022, as legal protections faded and state support funds dwindled.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
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
Splashes of orange, red, purple, and yellow benefit from diverse soil that yields species like lupine, Giant Indian Paintbrush, Sierra tiger lily, crimson columbine, and skyrocket, among others.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Mille typically makes 35 cheesecakes each week for commercial accounts, but demand skyrockets during the holiday season.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that monopoly at the high-end saw Nvidia's pricing skyrocket too, which is the worry with the RTX 5000-series if AMD lacks any competition here.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While various brands have seen their popularity skyrocket (and taper off) with the trends, America’s recent obsession with the 40 oz.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
McMahon ultimately returned to the company on Jan. 5, 2023, causing the WWE’s stock price to skyrocket, kicking off the sales process that eventually led to the deal with Endeavor.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Verb
In Europe, inflation spiked to an record high of 10.6% in October 2022 after Russia cut off most of its natural gas to the continent over the war in Ukraine, sending energy prices skyrocketing and driving a cost-of-living crisis.
—David McHugh, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Despite lower inflation, the luxury travel industry has continued to see rates skyrocket post-Covid, CNBC Travel reported.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
In June 2022, gas prices in Sacramento and across the United States skyrocketed to an all-time high.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024
The Powerball multiplier was at 3x, skyrocketing the prize to $975 million for the upcoming drawing tonight.
—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
That’s the standard opening line from Harry Daniels, a Gen-Z TikTok sensation and rising vocalist whose presence on social media has skyrocketed in recent months.
—Alex Kessler, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
That could skyrocket; the United Nations estimates that around 222,000 children could die of malnutrition in the coming months.
—Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
The Bottom Line Should such a structural, long-term supply shortage materialize, crude prices would likely skyrocket.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The tally crept up a couple thousand the following year before skyrocketing to 42,425 in 2022, as legal protections faded and state support funds dwindled.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 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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