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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Add those offices to a ballot with the presidential candidates at the top, and turnout shoots up to around 60%, according to the analysis.
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
That price was largely on par with what Fox sought a year earlier, and advertisers moved quickly to snap up inventory at a cost that hadn’t shot up despite tight demand.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The imaging and isotope analysis also helped the team separate when the rocks went through more subtle changes versus the more dramatic events, such as when Rodina was tearing apart and magma shot up to the Earth’s surface.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
In his bull case, the strategist sees the S & P 500 shooting up to 9,000, or 40% above current levels, creating an AI bubble.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
That price was largely on par with what Fox sought a year earlier, and advertisers moved quickly to snap up inventory at a cost that hadn’t shot up despite tight demand.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
The imaging and isotope analysis also helped the team separate when the rocks went through more subtle changes versus the more dramatic events, such as when Rodina was tearing apart and magma shot up to the Earth’s surface.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
In his bull case, the strategist sees the S & P 500 shooting up to 9,000, or 40% above current levels, creating an AI bubble.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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