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adjective

as in rapid

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verb

present participle of rocket
1
as in speeding
to proceed or move quickly the startled cat rocketed out of the room

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2
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
Verb
News that the Houthis had captured strategic Red Sea locations helped send oil prices rocketing on Thursday. — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Link went into an uncontrollable spin soon after rocketing to Swift’s rescue in July. — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Surveillance footage obtained by The News shows the explosion erupting on the building’s second floor, sending glass and other debris rocketing across the street. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Five months ago, Alayna Gibson, Holland Gillis and Sylvia Torkelson were all crammed onto a single snowmobile, rocketing across a wide snowfield toward Mount Erebus in Antarctica. — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 20 July 2026 Shares have fully recovered from a deep dive early last year, rocketing more than 40% in the past 12 months. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 Buffalo Gap National Grassland is wide open in every direction—no trees, no buildings, nothing to blunt the gusts—and my bike zigzags, rocketing my stomach into my esophagus. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026 Four years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proved remarkably resilient, shouldering sanctions, rocketing inflation, and depleted fiscal reserves. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026 The vehicle that slammed into Susan Cameron’s car in September 2024 had been rocketing through a business district in Lenexa at more than 125 mph just before the crash, prosecutors said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketing
  1. rapid
  2. speeding
  3. soaring
  4. meteoric
  5. flying
  6. skyrocketing
  7. lightning
  8. scurrying
Adjective
  • The system must support rapid acceleration while allowing the interceptor to maneuver toward its target.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Both two-stage vehicles are being manufactured with full and rapid reusability in mind, with Pathfinder serving as the proving ground for that architecture.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of rapid
Verb
  • During the chase, Gonzaba hit an electrical transformer and then drove onto the boardwalk from Pacific Beach Drive, speeding near pedestrians, according to the release.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The company is speeding up innovation, expanding into newer channels like Amazon, TikTok Shop and Sephora, putting more money behind its brands and cutting costs.
    — Stephanie Link, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of speeding
Verb
  • The spacious drawing room radiates Georgian elegance with soaring ceilings, floor-length sash windows, mural wallpaper, and intricate crown moldings.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Early in-person voting opened Friday in Virginia and other states, launching a six-week sprint that will decide control of Congress amid a grinding Iran war and soaring living costs.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of soaring
Adjective
  • For the first time in his meteoric rise through the NFL’s coaching ranks, Blough is the primary instructor.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • When Lefty first began making noise in the music industry, online critics scrutinized her background and the authenticity of her meteoric rise.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of meteoric
Verb
  • The other seats are all chained to the table for when Carrie sends everything in the room flying.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 1983, the 12m yacht Azzurra — flying the YCCS burgee — represented Italy for the first time in the long history of the America’s Cup, the oldest sports trophy in international sport, finishing third in the challenger series at its first attempt.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • The skyrocketing salaries following the post-COVID-19 flat-cap era were the hottest topic of conversation at the player tour, with every player weighing in.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Feeling overwhelmed by the skyrocketing costs of Windows and Mac laptops?
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of skyrocketing
Adjective
  • Digital assets are moving at hyper-lightning speed.
    — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
Definition of lightning
Verb
  • During the friendship arc, fans can see Hawkins High School, while in a darker moment, windows will be illuminated with the images of scurrying rats.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Hikers often spot these charismatic creatures perched on boulders or scurrying through wildflowers.
    — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of scurrying

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“Rocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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