skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Verb
One of the big ones, obviously, with the Strait of Hormuz being closed and gas prices skyrocketing, that’s not an immediate fix.
—NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Another spring break frustration for Americans, skyrocketing gas prices due to the war in Iran, which has now entered its second month.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Driven by the success of the Netflix show, book sales for her novels have skyrocketed, Quinn said.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of ways to save money, but plenty of opportunities for costs to skyrocket too.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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skyrocket
1 of 2 noun
sky·rock·et
ˈskī-ˌräk-ət 
skyrocket
2 of 2 verb1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly
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