shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
Verb
  • Superman, meanwhile, soared to box-office success over its opening weekend, earning $122 million domestically and $95 million internationally just on Friday, July 11, per Deadline and The Wrap.
    Jen Juneau, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Apple stock did not soar anywhere near as much as MP Materials’, closing up a fraction of a percent at $209.11.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • In a LinkedIn post, Farley called for speeding up permitting processes, increasing spending on vocational training, leveraging robotics and augmented reality to help with these spaces and suggested an AmeriCorps-type program for these roles.
    Breana Noble, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Over the past year or so, those activities have increased.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Since then, a multitude of spacecraft have rocketed Marsward from a variety of nations.
    Rod Pyle, Space.com, 14 July 2025
  • Bitcoin has rocketed higher this week, soaring after Tesla billionaire Elon Musk confirmed a bitcoin bombshell.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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