1
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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2
as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocket
Such tokens rocketed higher in value following Trump’s reelection in November, but those gains have largely been erased, in part due to the economic shocks of the president’s confused tariff threats.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Mike Green of Marshall has been rocketing up draft boards and is one of the best overall athletes in the class.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The pop star, part of an all-female crew that included other famous names like Gayle King, rocketed into the outer orbit for 11 minutes as part of Blue Origin’s latest space mission.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The track rockets to No. 1 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales ranking this week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
Mike Green of Marshall has been rocketing up draft boards and is one of the best overall athletes in the class.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
The pop star, part of an all-female crew that included other famous names like Gayle King, rocketed into the outer orbit for 11 minutes as part of Blue Origin’s latest space mission.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
The track rockets to No. 1 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales ranking this week.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket
Verb
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This specifically is said to speed up the healing process and provide hydration on steroids.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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By learning from historical data and classification patterns, AI can help reduce human error, speed up the classification process, and handle enormous product catalogs with ease.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Amid a particularly fertile moment for local leftist politics, Ground Game LA also soared.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Sales of the Bronco Sport, built in Mexico, soared 55% to 11,886 sold.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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America’s gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the US economy, showed its first quarterly contraction since early 2022, as importers raced to bring in goods before punishing tariff rates kicked in.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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In an interview with the Sunday Times, which was published in May but conducted in March, Brooklyn Beckham, 26, credited his dad with inspiring his love of racing at a young age while discussing his experience at the Formula E Evo Sessions in Miami at the Miami International Autodrome.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
12 May 2025
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Bridges followed that make with a flying steal in front of his bench, then ripped the ball out of Jaylen Brown’s arms to end the game.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is now targeting the first quarter of 2027 for its first astronaut launch, which was originally planned to fly in 2022.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
8 May 2025
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In the comments section, many readers pointed out the obvious — the two women clearly have different styles of traveling.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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Ramsey flies more than 400,000 miles per year and has traveled to all 7 continents, 50 U.S. states and 173 of the United Nations countries.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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But hurry — these beauty finds aren’t guaranteed to stay on sale or remain in stock over the next two weeks.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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About 150 students and 50 adults were evacuated from an elementary school in Maryland after hours of heavy rains driven by an atmospheric river caused major flooding in multiple eastern states.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Kane was synonymous with Tottenham and had spent nine years driving the team forward with mountains of goals and assists.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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While some were rushing to a last-minute facial or doing one final fitting, friends of LaQuan Smith took the night before the Met as a chance to unwind before the big day.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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