as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocket
Deepening Push Into Crypto: Crypto revenues skyrocketed 98% last quarter to $160 million, just shy of marking the sixth consecutive quarter of triple-digit growth.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The album skyrocketed to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts and sold 1.6 million units in the U.S. (and over 3.5 million units worldwide), breaking the record Swift previously set for herself with the original release of the album in 2014 at 1.287 million units.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
New standards for building safety coupled with skyrocketing insurance rates have made condo life prohibitively expensive for some.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Allowing the truce to expire would have sent tariff rates for both countries skyrocketing, dealing a major blow to trade between the world's two largest economies.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The album skyrocketed to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts and sold 1.6 million units in the U.S. (and over 3.5 million units worldwide), breaking the record Swift previously set for herself with the original release of the album in 2014 at 1.287 million units.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
New standards for building safety coupled with skyrocketing insurance rates have made condo life prohibitively expensive for some.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Allowing the truce to expire would have sent tariff rates for both countries skyrocketing, dealing a major blow to trade between the world's two largest economies.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocket
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Meanwhile, the economic cost of inaction is soaring.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The pyre’s final stunt sees the avian structure break free and soar through the night sky.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the month of its release, the number of articles about KPop Demon Hunters increased nearly four-fold to 1,394.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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That higher load increases energy expenditure, respiration and heart rate, which is good for heart health and can improve endurance.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
18 Aug. 2025
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