SHOOT (UP) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

shoot (up)

verb

Definition of shoot (up)

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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When stocks are soaring because of strong corporate earnings, that can outweigh nerves about higher yields.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
Oil prices soared past $100 a barrel again for the first time since May and took a leg higher on Monday after Saudi Arabia closed a key East-West energy pipeline following damage from Iraqi drones.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of soar

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The political costs will be calculated in November’s midterm congressional elections, with Republicans facing increasing headwinds from the war’s unpopularity.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
For a house assessed at the county average of $270,000 last year, this year’s county tax bill would increase $58 to $2,165, according to a Miami Herald calculation based on a home that pays county taxes for municipal, fire and library services.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 631 points and the 2-year Treasury yield, the security most sensitive to Fed rate expectations, rocketed more than 7 basis points higher.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
News that the Houthis had captured strategic Red Sea locations helped send oil prices rocketing on Thursday.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

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