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
Verb
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Video shows pedestrians jumping for cover as the driver speeds by, causing sparks to fly.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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As the footage continues, the pair falls out of sight behind the white sedan for about a minute before the sedan suddenly speeds away, revealing one man splayed across the ground as the gunman appears to straddle him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Carr soars above the rim Fears set up Carr for three dunks that energized the Spartans and a pro-Michigan State crowd.—
Jonah Bronstein,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Moon, planet of emotions, soars into your 9th House of Philosophy today, encouraging you to explore ideas, cultures, or beliefs that soften sharp edges.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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As Europe races toward energy independence, this facility could become a primary feeder for a pipeline network meant to power the continent’s heavy industry.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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That prompted the team to tab Myatt Snider, who races part-time in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Wing, which flies parcels attached to a white and yellow drone with many helicopter-like propellers, did not give a date for the launch or list specific cities.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their flowers smell like rotting meat, attracting beetles and flies to pollinate them.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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That increases strong winds high in the atmosphere, called wind shear, that can disrupt storms and stop them from forming or strengthening.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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That increases a rising air motion that tends to drop shearing winds over the Atlantic that can disrupt the structure of tropical cyclones.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Other times, Overbey said, open heart surgery patients may develop endocarditis later, sometimes years after surgery, through an outside infection that travels to the heart.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Iran has threatened to strike any ship that travels through the strait that isn't carrying Iranian oil, with some limited exceptions.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
19 Mar. 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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As of now, the areas with the greatest threat to see any significant accumulation would be the farthest southeastern parts of our region before the storm zips off to the east.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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That dreamlike state sets in after the crash, from the moment that roadside woman, whose name turns out to be Betty (Barbara Auer), rushes up to help.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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The woman, whose name is Betty, rushes to the scene.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Rockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rockets. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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