shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
Verb
  • Preston Fore Leadership Modelo Especial soared to be the #1 beer in America.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune, 22 June 2025
  • An example of a stablecoin’s reserves can be found in the disclosures from Circle , which went public earlier this month and has seen its stock soar .
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • Research from the study Embrace the Sun with Dr. Grant Lambert shows brain serotonin production increases along with several other health benefits linked directly to sunlight exposure.
    Charell G. Coleman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In recent weeks, the Trump administration has arrested an increasing number of migrants with no criminal convictions, according to an ABC News analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data.
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Despite fears that the conflict on the Middle East could send oil prices sky rocketing, the market response to the strike could suggest that investors are relieved that Iran aimed for a military target, rather than closing the Strait of Hormuz.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • The kill rocketed Kelsey way up in my mental ranking of the ten contestants.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 13 June 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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