as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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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
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The gap between the top 75th percentile and the bottom 25th percentile performers increased by 1.5 times in Q1 2025 compared to a year earlier, with market leaders continuing to charge ahead while the bottom 20% to 30% of the sector continued to report a reduction in growth.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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In the long term, budget experts warn that an aging population and rising health care costs mean entitlement spending will gobble an increasing percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
19 June 2025
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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
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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 3 Jul. 2025.
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