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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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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
His arrest and subsequent charges rocketed him to international attention.
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Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, which rocketed into the mainstream following the release of its AI chatbot ChatGPT in 2022, is preparing to sell stock as part of a secondary sale that would value the company at roughly $500 billion, as CNBC reported in August.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Heading east over the Gulf of Mexico, Starship and its Super Heavy booster accelerated through the speed of sound and rocketed into the stratosphere in the first couple of minutes of the flight.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
During the 2024-25 NBA season, their feud rocketed up to another level.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The building was originally built in the 1960s and rocketed to fame as the site of London's Playboy Club.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Crockett took office in January 2023 and has since rocketed to fame over her viral comments about Republicans.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The song shot up to Number One on Canada’s Billboard rock charts and rocketed the band, who have been together for about 14 years, to new heights.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Bitcoin becomes part of 401(k) plans Bitcoin rocketed in popularity after COVID-19 lockdowns.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
OpenAI, which rocketed into the mainstream following the release of its AI chatbot ChatGPT in 2022, is preparing to sell stock as part of a secondary sale that would value the company at roughly $500 billion, as CNBC reported in August.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Heading east over the Gulf of Mexico, Starship and its Super Heavy booster accelerated through the speed of sound and rocketed into the stratosphere in the first couple of minutes of the flight.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
During the 2024-25 NBA season, their feud rocketed up to another level.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
The building was originally built in the 1960s and rocketed to fame as the site of London's Playboy Club.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Crockett took office in January 2023 and has since rocketed to fame over her viral comments about Republicans.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
The song shot up to Number One on Canada’s Billboard rock charts and rocketed the band, who have been together for about 14 years, to new heights.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Bitcoin becomes part of 401(k) plans Bitcoin rocketed in popularity after COVID-19 lockdowns.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
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On a recent August morning, several unmarked SUVs with tinted windows sped to the curb outside a Home Depot in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Halsey was the one who turned the key in the ignition and sped off.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Collectively their net worth soared 23% to a record level of $239 billion, in a year when the nation is celebrating its 60th anniversary.—
Naazneen Karmali,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That caused inflation in the transfer market and players’ valuations soared.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Having only raced four times in her career, this Brad Cox trainee strutted her stuff on August 28 in an allowance race on opening day at this Franklin, Kentucky track.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The tone was set on the opening play from scrimmage when defensive back John Nestor picked off a pass and raced 29 yards down the Northwestern State sideline for a touchdown that put the Gophers on top 7-0.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025
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Agustin Ramirez opened the seventh for Miami with a single off Tyler Rogers (4-5), moved to second on a groundout by Heriberto Hernandez, took third on Eric Wagaman’s single, and trotted home on Norby’s flyout to Soto for a 9-8 Miami lead.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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South Florida third-string freshman quarterback Locklan Hewlett trotted on the field on fourth-and-6 in the third quarter, and no one on the Boise State sideline seemed to notice.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the tall-grass prairies that once spread out across pre-settlement Indiana, tiny ground squirrels scurried through the wildflowers, grasses and shrubs.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
21 Aug. 2025
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Brett Ryan, aided by Robbie Carter’s young daughter, scurried to place markers at the sites of the longest throws, before chucking the corpses back to the starting line.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The company, which also owns the swankier Bloomingdales brand and cosmetics retailer Bluemercury, barely made it out of the pandemic after lockdowns strangled in-store shopping and drove customers ever closer to Amazon and other big-box retailers.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Grant drove the Aggies 72 yards and found Blaise Smith for a 3-yard touchdown pass with 8 seconds remaining to win it.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In a season-opening 38-21 win over Colorado State, Coleman rushed for 177 yards and two scores after rushing for 1,053 yards and 10 TDs for the Huskies in 2024.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Harrell rushed six times for -24 yards (sack totals included), including a long of eight yards.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The season’s most important series, once again When the New York Yankees travelled to Toronto for Canada Day, the four games sat as the biggest series of the season to that point.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The district attorney’s office said McNulty had traveled to or lived in the Philippines, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska and Virginia.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Rocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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