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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Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
And in this fragile economy—rife with tariffs, skyrocketing living costs, and a looming recession—there’s no telling how one’s financial situation can change on a dime.
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Data sciences debuted in 2020 and has skyrocketed to be the second most popular major on campus.
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Still, Ford reported its retail EV sales skyrocketed by 19% to a total of 10,671 sold in August.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
And in this fragile economy—rife with tariffs, skyrocketing living costs, and a looming recession—there’s no telling how one’s financial situation can change on a dime.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Data sciences debuted in 2020 and has skyrocketed to be the second most popular major on campus.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Electricity costs are skyrocketing along with data center growth.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 8 Sep. 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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