shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
Verb
  • Picking up the team options on Hartenstein and Dort would send them soaring over the $206.7 million luxury-tax line and dangerously close to the $215.5 million first apron.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • In fiscal year 2024, its data center revenue jumped 217% year-over-year, driven by soaring demand across the U.S., Europe, and Gulf States.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • In the past 12 months alone, revenue increased 8.1% from $372 billion to $400 billion.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Hair's porosity will increase in response to the voids in your hair when the cortex and medulla are damaged.23 Low-porosity hair is identified by its tightly closed cuticles, which are reluctant to absorb water, hair products, or oils.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Jude Bellingham’s career is rocketing but what next for his younger brother, Jobe?
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Space travel is rocketing into the future, and medicine is working to keep up.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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