as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq soared 12%, marking that index’s biggest one-day gain since 2001.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Stocks soared on the news, closing up 9.5% by the end of trading.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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What Murray did in the second half was increase his aggression off the dribble.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The album rockets from No. 97 to No. 2 on the Official Albums Streaming chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Administration tried to spin the midday move, which sent stocks rocketing upward, as an example of the President’s dealmaking prowess, claiming that the tariffs had inspired new trade deals with many countries.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 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 25 Apr. 2025.
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