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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
Following its mega-IPO, shares of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketed to new heights, peaking at just over $222 on Tuesday morning.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Your biggest traditional rival, the New York Knicks, just won the NBA Finals for the first time in a thousand years as Jalen Brunson rocketed up the charts among the pantheon of all-time Big Apple sports heroes.
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Greg Cote
june 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
SpaceX sky-rocketed another 20% in its first full day of trade.
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Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Unlike his child co-stars — who rocketed to fame on their first major gig — Harbour had an acute awareness of how people’s perceptions of him changed.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
The shortstop also rocketed a 441-foot, two-run home run off Giants right-hander Keaton Winn in the eighth to cut San Francisco’s lead to 4-3.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Shelby rocketed a two-run double to center field.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Schrager’s career in hospitality rocketed almost immediately after spending time in jail with Rubell for tax evasion at the dawn of the 1980s, right around the time when disco died.
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Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
And don’t forgot he was brought in by Donna Langley, the longtime Universal movie chief who has rocketed up the ranks to serve as content chief of the vast NBCUniversal empire, and who is known for her shrewd ability to spot and, more importantly, win over emerging talent, including Jordan Peele.
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Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Your biggest traditional rival, the New York Knicks, just won the NBA Finals for the first time in a thousand years as Jalen Brunson rocketed up the charts among the pantheon of all-time Big Apple sports heroes.
—
Greg Cote
june 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
SpaceX sky-rocketed another 20% in its first full day of trade.
—
Gail Krishnan,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Unlike his child co-stars — who rocketed to fame on their first major gig — Harbour had an acute awareness of how people’s perceptions of him changed.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
10 June 2026
The shortstop also rocketed a 441-foot, two-run home run off Giants right-hander Keaton Winn in the eighth to cut San Francisco’s lead to 4-3.
—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
Shelby rocketed a two-run double to center field.
—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Schrager’s career in hospitality rocketed almost immediately after spending time in jail with Rubell for tax evasion at the dawn of the 1980s, right around the time when disco died.
—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
And don’t forgot he was brought in by Donna Langley, the longtime Universal movie chief who has rocketed up the ranks to serve as content chief of the vast NBCUniversal empire, and who is known for her shrewd ability to spot and, more importantly, win over emerging talent, including Jordan Peele.
—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
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Video shows how chase led to deadly crash Instead of stopping, the purple car accelerated and sped through a red light, according to video from Joel’s dashboard camera.
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The riders sped away after deputies attempted to contact them, reaching speeds of more than 40 mph while riding on a sidewalk, the release said.
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Hannibal Mejbri had a corner kick, and Hazem Mastouri soared up to head it to the back of the net.
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Iren shares, which are traded on the Nasdaq, soared 1,200% over six months last year as part of the AI boom.
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The tradition of dragon boat races was born from the story that people raced out in boats to search for the poet and threw rice into the river so fish would not eat his body.
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Across southeast Asia, governments have raced to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles and other fuel-efficiency measures.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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About 100 yards to the right, a herd of caribou trotted past.
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Majestic horses trotted past the grazing hogs.
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
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In Panama, people rushed to donate supplies to Venezuela, part of a surge across Latin America to help the stricken country.
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Medics rushed the victim to Harlem Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
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The ball hadn’t even traveled past the infield by the time Cardinals starter Michael McGreevy hung his head in defeat.
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