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
In his first at-bat, Conforto hit a changeup on the screws, rocketing a 101-mph fly ball to deep center.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Shares of the company have rocketed 5,502,284% between 1965, when Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway, and the end of 2024.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025
The mill produces 717 horses, which is enough to rocket the wagon from zero to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds to a top speed of 190 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
Doyle rocketed the veteran lefty’s 1-1 fastball 421 feet and into the left-field bleachers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Shares of the company have rocketed 5,502,284% between 1965, when Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway, and the end of 2024.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 6 May 2025
The mill produces 717 horses, which is enough to rocket the wagon from zero to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds to a top speed of 190 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
Doyle rocketed the veteran lefty’s 1-1 fastball 421 feet and into the left-field bleachers.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket
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Los Blancos sped up talks after their 4-3 defeat to Barcelona on May 11, which effectively ended hopes of retaining their La Liga title this season.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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There are already dozens of newsletters bringing educators up to speed on how to use it to help students learn.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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As sports valuations soar and teams look for new capital, the professional leagues have increasingly opened the door to private equity investment.—
Jessica Golden,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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The comedy bromance with Robinson and Paul Rudd soared to $451k on screens in New York and L.A., the top limited opening of 2025, with a per screen average of over $75k.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 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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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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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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Related: [These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes] But those use cases are still a far cry from the vision many futurists have of personal flying cars swarming city skies.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
8 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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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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In the clip, Danielle filmed her dog hurrying to the corner by the door.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 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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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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First responders rushed to the scene, although the investigation into the attack has been handed to the FBI.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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Airport communications staff rushed to put together a media event Friday morning.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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