shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
Verb
  • The comedy bromance with Robinson and Paul Rudd soared to $451k on screens in New York and L.A., the top limited opening of 2025, with a per screen average of over $75k.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 May 2025
  • As sports valuations soar and teams look for new capital, the professional leagues have increasingly opened the door to private equity investment.
    Jessica Golden, CNBC, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Autism rates increased, again: But RFK Jr. diverges from CDC report about the reason.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • Under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), the filing threshold was increased to $11,580,000 in 2020, and $11,700,000 in 2021 and is adjusted for inflation thereafter through 2025.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Doyle rocketed the veteran lefty’s 1-1 fastball 421 feet and into the left-field bleachers.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The film rocketed back in time to show the havoc the creature wreaked on a group of Native Americans in the Great Plains during the 18th century.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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