rocketed

verb

past tense of rocket
1
as in sped
to proceed or move quickly the startled cat rocketed out of the room

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2
as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight

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Recent Examples of rocketed This sturdy shoe, which has recently rocketed back into the fashion stratosphere for the first time since the early aughts, offers extra height but with far more cushion and stability. — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 The show’s young cast rocketed to superstardom, particularly Adam Brody (as pop culture obsessive Seth Cohen), Mischa Barton (as girl-next-door Marissa Cooper), and Rachel Bilson (as the popular Summer Roberts). — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 Prices rocketed up for lots of reasons in the wake of the pandemic, from the war in Ukraine to a highly contagious bird flu that pushed retail egg prices to record highs last year. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026 The Mission Robotic Vehicle, owned and built by Northrop Grumman, rocketed into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026 The stock rocketed nearly 70% in five weeks, peaking above $1,250 in late June, only to surrender 35% of that value in the 22 days since. — Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Last season, Fannin and Gadsden rocketed up their respective depth charts and shone when awarded the starting roles. — John Riker, New York Times, 20 July 2026 Martínez, however, could not stop the shot rocketed by Torres after Nico Williams headed a pass his way in extra time. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026 Torres, who roamed into the box unmarked, received a headed pass from Nico Williams and rocketed the ball with his left foot past Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez in the 106th minute. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
  1. sped
  2. soared
  3. raced
  4. drove
  5. trotted
  6. scurried
  7. rushed
  8. traveled
Verb
  • Last year, the Department of Energy sped up reactor permitting.
    — Hanna Merzbach, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026
  • According to a crash log, the crash happened as a black and green Ford Mustang sped north on I-435.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • In Iran, the rate of inflation for food has soared by nearly 130% over the past 12 months, and people are having to buy food and medicine in installments, according to reports from Iranian media.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Their odds of playing into October have soared from roughly 7 percent to better than 60 percent.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of soared
Verb
  • First responders then raced to get to the crash scene and used ropes to descend down the cliff, but there were no survivors.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • The Lions drove to the Bengals 33 on the first series before Jordan Battle picked off Altmyer at the 25 after the pass went off the hands of wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And high costs and risky conditions along the route had already complicated Putin’s vision – even before Russia’s war against Ukraine drove international players from its Arctic territory.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of scurried
Verb
  • Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Freeman decided to get up anyway, and the Dodgers' training staff rushed across the field to check on him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • Aboard our sailing, 102 of the 168 guests had traveled with Windstar before.
    — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But seeing how the Count traveled the same journey from the Borgo Pass to Exeter by sea sharpens the contrast between these characters, and hints at the undead man’s indomitability.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of traveled

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