meteoric

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me·te·or·ic | \ ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-ik

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Definition of meteoric

1a : of or relating to a meteor

b : resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance a meteoric rise to fame

2 : of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere meteoric water

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a meteoric rise to fame

Recent Examples on the Web Following a recount, Katz was declared the winner by fifty-five votes, but either way, Cabán’s emergence and meteoric rise demonstrated that the grip of the New York Democratic machine is slackening. — Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, "Power of Attorney," 16 Sep. 2019 Roman has done this dance before with a dual-threat quarterback, serving as offensive coordinator during Colin Kaepernick's meteoric rise with the 49ers. — Si Wire, SI.com, "Ravens vs. Dolphins Live Stream: Watch Online, TV Channel, Start Time," 8 Sep. 2019 Switch now to the National Tennis Center in New York, where Williams has steamrolled through the draw and Andreescu has continued her meteoric rise. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "It’s Serena vs. a great admirer in U.S. Open final," 6 Sep. 2019 The Panthers need that number to drop, allow the meteoric rise of running back Christian McCaffrey to continue and hope Newton doesn’t regress in his ninth NFL season. — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, "NFC preview: Will new coaching staff propel Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay back to title chase?," 5 Sep. 2019 Zao has faced similar questions about its terms of service during its meteoric rise. — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, "Deepfake App Zao Makes You a Movie Star. But It Also Raises Big Privacy Concerns," 4 Sep. 2019 Also underlying the meteoric rise of skincare is a complex desire to defy the process of aging. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Ulta is struggling because of your boring beauty routine," 30 Aug. 2019 Successive promotions saw the visitors make a meteoric rise form the third-tier to the top-flight, taking them from sub-1,000 crowds to nights such as this in Milan in the space of two years. — SI.com, "Inter vs Lecce Preview: Where to Watch, Live Stream, Buy Tickets & Kick Off Time," 23 Aug. 2019 That spring was significant for another reason, too: An intense young man with wary, hooded eyes and fiercely anti-immigrant views graduated from college and began a meteoric rise as a Republican operative. — Jason Deparle, New York Times, "How Stephen Miller Seized the Moment to Battle Immigration," 17 Aug. 2019

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