shooting (up)

verb

Definition of shooting (up)next
present participle of shoot (up)
as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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  1. soaring
  2. increasing
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  • Oracle founder Larry Ellison dethroned Musk as the richest person in the world briefly last year after his company’s breakout earnings report sent shares soaring by 36%.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The soaring legal costs have come under greater scrutiny in recent years as Los Angeles’ financial problems have gotten worse.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of soaring
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  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The company has been gradually increasing its use of AI across back office and customer-facing roles and has introduced an AI chatbot to its website to help customers plan their trips.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of increasing
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“Shooting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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