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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Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Dec. 2025
In 1998, after several years of non-stop recording, touring, and skyrocketing fame, Yorke found his way back to drawing.
—Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Most of those will use credit cards to pay for Christmas gifts, while 43% plan to use buy now, pay later services, which have skyrocketed in use over the past few years.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Mayor Washington gathered a 31-member commission in the fall of 1985 to consider alternative energy strategies in an effort to offset skyrocketing electric bills from ComEd.
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Verb
Experts say the demand has skyrocketed due to generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT becoming available to the public.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Dec. 2025
In 1998, after several years of non-stop recording, touring, and skyrocketing fame, Yorke found his way back to drawing.
—Zoe Si, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Most of those will use credit cards to pay for Christmas gifts, while 43% plan to use buy now, pay later services, which have skyrocketed in use over the past few years.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025
As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Mayor Washington gathered a 31-member commission in the fall of 1985 to consider alternative energy strategies in an effort to offset skyrocketing electric bills from ComEd.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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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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