1
as in speeds
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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2
as in soars
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rockets
The album also rockets 14-4 on the Top Streaming Albums chart.
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Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025
The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025
The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rockets
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Any wind speeds over 58 mph are considered severe, according to NWS meteorologist Kyle Pallozzi.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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This is a relatively slow method that just speeds up the typical ripening rate slightly, with about two to four days needed to ripen the avocados fully.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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In the photo, the aircraft soars in the sky beneath a yellow parachute.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
11 June 2026
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Where this installment really soars, however, is in the development of Rocky and Apollo’s relationship.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
Verb
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Once again, extraordinary wealth is concentrating into fewer hands while technology races ahead faster than society’s moral conscience.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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While Jackson County races to hear the last of homeowners’ appeals from the troubled 2023 property valuation cycle, some could be eligible for a class action lawsuit.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Researchers think that making art also increases neuroplasticity (the ability to form new connections).—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
17 June 2026
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That increases the risk that individuals’ personal data could be exposed, misused or commercialized without their consent.—
Sharon Lerner,
ProPublica,
17 June 2026
Verb
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The American flag flies behind a Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on April 22, 2026.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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Now, Cecil always flies with the super slim bladeless pocket knife.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
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Nobody travels to matches, paints their face, or organizes a game-day event purely for the final score of a single game.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
18 June 2026
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Worse, the message travels beyond the individual.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Not to mention, your toiletry bag ends up far less chaotic and actually zips without a fight.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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But the few times they’re forced to play their hurt feelings sincerely are as forced as the moment when Grace zips her gory wedding gown back on before it’s even been washed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Traffic rushes by on the surrounding streets, but within the 16-acre neighborhood of Culdesac, cars are conspicuously absent.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
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The stunt took place just yards from the waterfalls, where fast-moving water rushes toward steep drops.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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“Rockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rockets. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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