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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
Gasoline prices rocketed higher, setting new multi-year highs for four consecutive days starting Tuesday.
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Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
In the Chiefs’ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Surprise and skepticism gave way to success, as Wrexham AFC went from losers to winners, and the club's value rocketed to nearly half a billion dollars.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mendoza's love of LinkedIn and being ready for any opportunity — whether that's in the NFL or in the corporate world, if quarterbacking doesn't work out — is well-known after the Heisman winner rocketed to stardom.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
By controlling access in and out of the strait, Iran was effectively the only country that could export hydrocarbons for several weeks as oil prices rocketed toward $120 a barrel.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Just prior to the explosion of seismic activity, a sheet of magma that could fill about 32,000 Olympic-size swimming pools had rocketed up from a depth of at least 12 miles to just a mile below São Jorge’s surface in no more than a day.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Globally, conversations surrounding digital safety and the digital age of consent have rocketed in its wake.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
His heart rate rocketed to 150 bpm.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
In the Chiefs’ 2017 Wild Card playoff game at home against the Tennessee Titans, Johnson rocketed untouched on a second-quarter blitz and blasted quarterback Marcus Mariota.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Surprise and skepticism gave way to success, as Wrexham AFC went from losers to winners, and the club's value rocketed to nearly half a billion dollars.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Mendoza's love of LinkedIn and being ready for any opportunity — whether that's in the NFL or in the corporate world, if quarterbacking doesn't work out — is well-known after the Heisman winner rocketed to stardom.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
By controlling access in and out of the strait, Iran was effectively the only country that could export hydrocarbons for several weeks as oil prices rocketed toward $120 a barrel.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Just prior to the explosion of seismic activity, a sheet of magma that could fill about 32,000 Olympic-size swimming pools had rocketed up from a depth of at least 12 miles to just a mile below São Jorge’s surface in no more than a day.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Globally, conversations surrounding digital safety and the digital age of consent have rocketed in its wake.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
His heart rate rocketed to 150 bpm.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
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Kimmel’s pretend roast The license probe reportedly was sped up after the Kimmel joke.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The city has released unedited footage showing the high-speed, life-or-death negotiation that played out when a robbery suspect sped off with an Antioch officer inside his getaway car, then attempted to negotiate out of trouble until being shot in the leg.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Because of downsizing, wait times on the 1-800 number soared last year, with reports of hours-long holds.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita laid waste to drilling, transport and refining facilities around the Gulf of Mexico coast in 2005, gas prices soared in the South, Midwest and along the East Coast, which depended heavily on crude and refined gas produced in or near the gulf.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Remembering Ted Turner, an American original Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who founded CNN, transformed cable television, raced yachts in the America's Cup, and became one of America's leading conservationists, died May 6 at 87.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The California fan, Andrea Esperanza Martinez, raced up to her idol.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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More damage came in the third, when Warren issued a leadoff walk before Ezequiel Duran drove an RBI double to the gap.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Daniels allegedly drove more than 150 mph while attempting to flee police in Commerce, Georgia.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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So when Lozano trotted onto a pitch in Indio in a public preseason match involving San Diego FC, the serenading began.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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When Smith’s throw in the dirt squirted away from shortstop Miguel Rojas, the winning run trotted in from third base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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When the news came that a horse had scratched, a great stir rose, and several of the groomsmen who were sitting in the stalls with their horse wards scurried to start their brisk brushing to get the pine shavings off and used their jute sacks to spit-shine the coats slick.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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Flyers fans stomped on the animal and nearly destroyed it before security scurried the souvenir away from the rambunctious crowd.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Later, the Moon squares Mars in Aries, which can make reactions feel rushed.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 May 2026
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As Vietnamese refugees arrived in large numbers in the United States, publishers rushed to release a slew of books to help children understand and accept their new neighbors.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 May 2026
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Shortly before the shooting, Vice President JD Vance's motorcade traveled through the area of the incident.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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Like Turner, Church also travelled far beyond the shores of his homeland.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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“Rocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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