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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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
That was all fine and good as people watched home prices skyrocket thanks to growing demand in the aftermath of the pandemic housing boom.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Fire and Police Commission sent a directive to Flynn to re-allow chases for reckless driving and chases skyrocketed after.
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Verb
Public sentiment was already souring as inflation and living costs skyrocketed.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
That was all fine and good as people watched home prices skyrocket thanks to growing demand in the aftermath of the pandemic housing boom.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
In 2017, the Fire and Police Commission sent a directive to Flynn to re-allow chases for reckless driving and chases skyrocketed after.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Note that rates at these relatively simple hotels tend to skyrocket on game weekends due to the convenient location.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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