skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
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Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Alina Selyukh, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
The DishTV parent has skyrocketed by more than 200% this year, lifted the news of AT & T ’s acquisition of spectrum licenses.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Home values skyrocketed all across the country during the pandemic, as low borrowing costs and the rise of remote work sparked a nationwide homebuying frenzy amid an ongoing inventory shortage.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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While it's been harder to find a new job in the past several months, unemployment is not skyrocketing, and wages have been growing faster than inflation.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
The DishTV parent has skyrocketed by more than 200% this year, lifted the news of AT & T ’s acquisition of spectrum licenses.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Home values skyrocketed all across the country during the pandemic, as low borrowing costs and the rise of remote work sparked a nationwide homebuying frenzy amid an ongoing inventory shortage.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Awareness of hair transplant surgery has skyrocketed in the last decade, with ISHRS reporting that procedures in Europe alone increased 240% between 2010 and 2021.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 2 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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