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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 By 2024, the team brought $36 million in revenues and the club’s valuation rocketed to $182 million. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Amid this backdrop, cybersecurity stocks have rocketed to fresh highs, with both CrowdStrike and Okta up more than 80% each. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Two newcomers were cast off teams that rocketed into contention without them. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026 Jensen Huang, whose wealth has rocketed courtesy of his chipmaking company Nvidia, has been joined in billionaire rankings by members of his leadership team. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 His seminal memoir, Kitchen Confidential, which rocketed him to fame at 44, is, by his own admission, peppered with myth and hyperbole. — Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026 On July 7, a 1U CubeSat, just 10 centimeters (about 4 inches) on a side, was rocketed into space aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 17 mission. — Tereza Pultarova, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
  1. sped
  2. soared
  3. raced
  4. drove
  5. trotted
  6. scurried
  7. rushed
  8. traveled
Verb
  • In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of sped
Verb
  • Standing beneath the stars and stripes as our National Anthem filled Arrowhead and a B-2 soared overhead was one of them.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Palantir soared 135% in 2025, 340% in 2024 and another 167% in 2023.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of soared
Verb
  • In New York City, Special Agents Tom Armas and John Buckley -- who were at the New York Field Office at 7 World Trade Center for the annual UN General Assembly briefing -- raced into the North Tower.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The disclosure is expected to give the public a better understanding of how the city responded following the collapse of the World Trade Center as officials raced to restabilize Lower Manhattan and reopen the area.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Stocks posted a comeback one day after the Fed's decision to raise rates by a quarter percentage point — with the suggestion of at least one more rate increase this year — drove major market averages sharply lower Wednesday.
    — Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • With his team up a touchdown midway through the first quarter, Jalen Brewster trotted back out to the field.
    — McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In photos shared by both Hamilton Township Animal Shelter and Height of Hope, Nyla trotted along a red carpet and out the door of the shelter.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of scurried
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of rushed
Verb
  • Many of them traveled to Orlando for a workout-and-hang Hurts organized over the summer.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The four players traveled from Los Angeles to Australia as goodwill ambassadors.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traveled

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“Rocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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