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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Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Now, as the cost of health care continues to skyrocket, scrutiny of the back office is growing.
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may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026
Egg freezing for non-medical reasons became an accepted practice 13 years ago, and since then, demand has skyrocketed, with hundreds of thousands of eggs now frozen, raising big money, big hopes, and big questions.
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Verb
As avid basketball fans frantically search for highly coveted tickets to the post-season matchup, prices have skyrocketed to attend in person, ranging from courtside at over $42,000 to the cheapest nosebleeds at just under $1,000.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Now, as the cost of health care continues to skyrocket, scrutiny of the back office is growing.
—Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The release noted her leadership spearheading major infrastructure projects, expanding flight opportunities and revamping the Boise Airport experience while passenger traffic skyrocketed.
—Shannon Tyler
may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026
Egg freezing for non-medical reasons became an accepted practice 13 years ago, and since then, demand has skyrocketed, with hundreds of thousands of eggs now frozen, raising big money, big hopes, and big questions.
—Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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