rockets

verb

present tense third-person singular of rocket
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 And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The album also rockets 14-4 on the Top Streaming Albums chart. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rockets
  1. speeds
  2. soars
  3. races
  4. increases
  5. flies
  6. travels
  7. zips
  8. rushes
Verb
  • Researchers have identified a new bacterial enzyme that speeds up the breakdown of polyesters and bioplastics.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For health care CFOs, the challenge is distinguishing between an AI tool that speeds up billing and one that helps patients get the right care in the right setting—potentially changing the economics of care itself.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of speeds
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  • That soars to 50% Friday, 70% Saturday and 80% Sunday, according to the weather service.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Designed by French icons Jean Nouvel and the late Thierry Despont, the property soars 1,050 feet over bustling Midtown Manhattan and the Museum of Modern Art.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of soars
Verb
  • Even as China races the United States for AI supremacy, Reuters has reported that China’s Moonshot AI is in talks with Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet for a share of the revenue those companies earn from hosting its Kimi K3 model.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The high pressure air in the Great Basin races downhill to the coast.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of races
Verb
  • Treating these as separate challenges increases cost and complexity over time.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As the bleak second law of thermodynamics states, entropy always increases over time in a closed system.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of increases
Verb
  • That’s a good thing, because the Viceroy flies lower than the masts of larger sailboats and much lower than, say, the upper decks of a cruise ship.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company flies to private terminals in Aspen, Colorado; Los Cabos, Mexico; Los Angeles (Van Nuys); Maui; Miami; New York (Westchester and NYC); and West Palm Beach, Florida.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of flies
Verb
  • The Orionid meteor shower activity peaks when Earth travels through the densest section of the debris trail left by Comet 1P/Halley.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Health data travels from home medical devices through applications, cloud platforms and hospital systems before reaching a clinician, and each step widens the digital footprint.
    — Ayush Jain, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of travels
Verb
  • Friday night begins with the new Shooting Stars event, which zips through the past, present and future of women’s basketball.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • It zips in the front like my favorite wetsuit, requiring little gymnastics to get on, and provides ample sun coverage for long paddles on the water.
    — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026
Definition of zips
Verb
  • Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of rushes

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“Rockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rockets. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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