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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
Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Cryptocurrencies are volatile, sometimes rocketing up in price with one tweet from one volatile man.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
When Nancy Silverton won the very first James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 1991, a shock wave went rocketing through the food world.
—Ruth Reichl, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The euphoria sent global equities rocketing on hopes the crisis that has shocked the global economy for more than a month will come to an end.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Aside from rocketing costs in the departments that oversee state prisons and Medicaid, where the state has little choice but to meet increasing demand, Taggart said the committee reduced overall spending everywhere else.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Flores’ business is an example of how sky-rocketing fuel prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Iran has effectively stopped shipping through the strait in a move which has sent oil prices rocketing to more than $100 a barrel.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Qatar, a major supplier of liquified natural gas, has halted its exports, natural gas fields in Iran have become a frequent target of Israeli airstrikes, key gas shipping routes have been closed off, and prices in Europe are rocketing up.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Cryptocurrencies are volatile, sometimes rocketing up in price with one tweet from one volatile man.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
When Nancy Silverton won the very first James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 1991, a shock wave went rocketing through the food world.
—Ruth Reichl, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
The euphoria sent global equities rocketing on hopes the crisis that has shocked the global economy for more than a month will come to an end.
—CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Aside from rocketing costs in the departments that oversee state prisons and Medicaid, where the state has little choice but to meet increasing demand, Taggart said the committee reduced overall spending everywhere else.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Flores’ business is an example of how sky-rocketing fuel prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Iran has effectively stopped shipping through the strait in a move which has sent oil prices rocketing to more than $100 a barrel.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketing
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Private credit's rapid rise has been key to global dealmaking for more than a decade.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Our survey of Americans ages 18-29 allows for a closer look at the sentiments of young adults at a moment of rapid technological advancement and geopolitical change.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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The rider hung onto his upside-down watercraft for an hour, as speeding boats raced by.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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Video uploaded to social media shows Peralta speeding through the neighborhood with an NYPD squad car in pursuit.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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New Glenn’s first stage continued a downrange parabolic arc, briefly soaring into space before guiding itself toward Blue Origin’s landing platform in the Atlantic Ocean nearly 400 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 Apr. 2026
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But all was not well in America in 1976, in the aftermath of the unpopular Vietnam War and the presidential scandal that was Watergate, and beset by soaring gasoline prices amid crisis in the Middle East.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Having conceded twice in a losing effort last weekend at Portland for their first blemish of the year, LAFC met up with an Earthquakes (7-1-0, 21 points) team that was flying high under sporting director and head coach Bruce Arena.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins teammates didn’t pack any of their belongings before flying to New York to attend the draft, but after another cross-country flight home to Los Angeles, the pair had barely 24 hours to put their entire lives in boxes before heading back to the East Coast to join the Connecticut Sun.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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What initially felt like a meteoric rise tapered off into a slow burn.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Conceived and directed by Tony winner Alex Timbers, Just in Time explores Darin's meteoric rise to fame from teen idol to global star, and all the turbulence that came with it.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nearby, her downstairs neighbor, Marina Quiroz, was showing a video of rats scurrying through her kitchen to a representative of the city’s tenant protection office.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Going outside now means scurrying along giant arcades, shaded from the Sun by massive canopies that filter 99% of its UV light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Trans-Atlantic routes had a substantial one-week jump, with containers on the Rotterdam to New York route skyrocketing 25 percent to $1,968 on average.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Trump is plainly ready to find a solution to skyrocketing oil prices.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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His friends can be seen rushing to him and carrying his body away.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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And after spending all that money on Jaelan Phillips and picking two edge rushers in their first three picks in 2025, choosing another pass-rushing linebacker like Mesidor in the first round doesn’t make sense to me.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Rocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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