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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In 2021, OnlyFans saw gross revenue shoot up 118%, driven by the global COVID pandemic, followed by annual increases of 16% and 19% in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
In some of the eruptions, lava was seen shooting up to 1,000 feet from the volcano's vent.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The average monthly car payment has shot up nearly 30% since 2020, according to online auto resource Edmunds.
—Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
But there was also a stark shift among Republicans under the age of 50, whose unfavorable views of Israel shot up from 35 percent in 2022 to 50 percent in 2025.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
In some of the eruptions, lava was seen shooting up to 1,000 feet from the volcano's vent.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The average monthly car payment has shot up nearly 30% since 2020, according to online auto resource Edmunds.
—Maya Benjamin, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
But there was also a stark shift among Republicans under the age of 50, whose unfavorable views of Israel shot up from 35 percent in 2022 to 50 percent in 2025.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoot up
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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