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as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocketing
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the wake of market turbulence, investors turned again to gold and silver, again rocketing prices close to the all-time highs hit last week.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Local fans without connections are facing sky-rocketing costs.
—Anna J. Kaiser, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
How Truth Be Told Came To Be While Truth Be Told feels like an overnight success, rocketing to The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants of 2025 list just 17 weeks after its July ribbon-cutting, the idea of it had been brewing for several years.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Annual sales of nonalcoholic (NA) beverages hit $1 billion in 2025, with NA beer sales rocketing by 22% from 2023 to 2024.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2026
That was what happened this year, as the red line rocketing skyward in the graph below shows.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
An ongoing budget crisis driven by rocketing Medicaid costs in Colorado limits the state’s options even more.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The 1986 film almost didn’t get made before rocketing to cult status and helping launch the careers of its young stars, including Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell and Corey Feldman.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
The white metal surged dramatically last year, rocketing from around $30 per ounce to above $70 by late December.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
In the wake of market turbulence, investors turned again to gold and silver, again rocketing prices close to the all-time highs hit last week.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Local fans without connections are facing sky-rocketing costs.
—Anna J. Kaiser, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2026
How Truth Be Told Came To Be While Truth Be Told feels like an overnight success, rocketing to The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Top 10 Best New Restaurants of 2025 list just 17 weeks after its July ribbon-cutting, the idea of it had been brewing for several years.
—Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Annual sales of nonalcoholic (NA) beverages hit $1 billion in 2025, with NA beer sales rocketing by 22% from 2023 to 2024.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Jan. 2026
That was what happened this year, as the red line rocketing skyward in the graph below shows.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Jan. 2026
An ongoing budget crisis driven by rocketing Medicaid costs in Colorado limits the state’s options even more.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The 1986 film almost didn’t get made before rocketing to cult status and helping launch the careers of its young stars, including Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell and Corey Feldman.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketing
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Across the city, mutual-aid and rapid-response networks are coordinating food, rides, childcare, rent assistance, and medical support so families can keep living without exposing themselves to risk.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kindred, which owns both Orange County facilities, has refused to pay workers enough to avoid rapid turnover that has contributed to understaffing.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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This state is notably strict on speeding States have the ability to set their own speed limits, after a nationwide limit of 55 mph was reversed in the 1990s.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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This is the first evidence that this quark-gluon plasma reacts to particles speeding through it in the same way that liquid does, splashing and rippling, acting as a single unified liquid rather than randomly scattering as individual particles would.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the price tag for keeping sports in the portfolio is soaring exponentially, even as many traditional media companies are grappling with dips in advertising and distribution.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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You’re surrounded by soaring buildings while still in nature.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Quayle said that partially because of new restrictions on Newark flying, United will have aircraft available.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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However, on January 29, the Black Hawk was flying following an FAA memorandum which allowed it to be turned off.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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His breakout has been too meteoric, too enticing, for the Nuggets to give up on him in the middle of a championship push, even at the risk of losing him in the summer.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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If there was a comeback of the decade as far as chain restaurants are concerned, Chili’s made quite the show last year with its meteoric rise on social media.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Crushed like a scurrying cucaracha on the kitchen floor.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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That could change in quarters ahead due to skyrocketing memory prices.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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As a result, insurance premiums are skyrocketing, and millions of people will lose their health care.—
Ana María Archila,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
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With the most recent round of layoffs at Meta, plenty of online commenters have been rushing to declare virtual reality and the metaverse dead.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Video footage verified by The New York Times shows a member of staff rushing to an entrance to the consulate, where an agent appears to have opened the door.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Rocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketing. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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