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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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The average monthly budget shortfall skyrocketed to $904 a month in 2025 — up from $439 in 2020.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
And as traders bought more, the gains gathered steam, resulting in skyrocketing prices.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Faced with skyrocketing costs, some are delaying medical care or dropping their coverage.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
The problem has been in the development of that platform, particularly the batteries, which have led to costs skyrocketing and Porsche getting cold feet.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 12 Feb. 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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