shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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By this year, the total had shot up to more than $1,400, the result of rising costs of living in what was already one of the nation’s most expensive cities.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
In just one month, it’s shot up a whopping 65%, climbing from around $1,400 in early April to over $2,300 now.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
In 2023, deforestation in the Darien shot up after years of decline, according to the latest data from Global Forest Watch, which monitors deforestation using satellites.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The result could be immediate and costly: T-shirts, stationery and other low-price products on popular e-commerce sites and elsewhere could shoot up in price as shipping carriers and sellers factor in new import taxes.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2025
In just one month, it’s shot up a whopping 65%, climbing from around $1,400 in early April to over $2,300 now.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
In 2023, deforestation in the Darien shot up after years of decline, according to the latest data from Global Forest Watch, which monitors deforestation using satellites.
—Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
The result could be immediate and costly: T-shirts, stationery and other low-price products on popular e-commerce sites and elsewhere could shoot up in price as shipping carriers and sellers factor in new import taxes.
—Agnes Chang, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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