rocket

verb

Definition of rocketnext
1
as in to race
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 Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Amid this backdrop, cybersecurity stocks have rocketed to fresh highs, with both CrowdStrike and Okta up more than 80% each. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Two newcomers were cast off teams that rocketed into contention without them. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Sometimes a single show can rocket a network into relevance, and that's what Spartacus did for Starz in 2010. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rocket
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket
  1. race
  2. soar
  3. speed
  4. increase
  5. fly
  6. travel
  7. hurry
  8. drive
Verb
  • Bangladesh has been racing to halt the outbreak's spread since March, when more than 100 children died in less than a month.
    — JULHAS ALAM, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Thomas, who signed with Seattle in free agency, raced over at just the right time to break up a deep pass intended for Doubs.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of race
Verb
  • The jump in oil prices has sent the cost of jet fuel — a crucial energy source for airlines — soaring.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Prices are soaring around the league, especially for young forwards coming off their entry-level contracts.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of soar
Verb
  • Speaking at a joint news conference, Fujimori said Peru's participation in the coalition would speed intelligence-sharing and bolster joint action against criminal groups operating across borders.
    — Marco Aquino, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • AIs are already being used to answer decades-long unsolved complex mathematical problems, and have assisted scientists in speeding up scientific discovery and even designing new viruses.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of speed
Verb
  • The incidence of colorectal cancer in particular has increased among younger people in recent years, other studies have found.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Fall travel is increasing even to destinations in Asia, where the window between September and November is already the peak season.
    — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of increase
Verb
  • Trump said on social media alongside a photo of former President Dwight Eisenhower, who was the first president to fly in a helicopter.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
  • At about midnight, the mayflies stopped flying and the fish disappeared.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of fly
Verb
  • Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid host one of his old sides Inter in the pick of the matches on Tuesday, with Aston Villa also travelling to Belgium to face Club Brugge and Manchester City visiting Porto.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Who can travel so far north – further north than any city in the US or Canada – to visit this one-of-a-kind place and this absolutely unique building that is like nothing that was ever built before?
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of travel
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  • Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s.
    — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Almost three hours passed before the alert finally ended, and the couple hurried back inside.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurry
Verb
  • Haaland, along with Martin Odegaard, was the driving force behind Norway’s run to the quarter-finals.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If Assembly Bill 1709 is approved, social media companies would need to provide platforms to children under 16 years old that do not include personalized feeds driven by algorithms, autoplaying videos and other features.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of drive

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“Rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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