as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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With soaring valuations— an average NWSL team is worth around $104 million — the pressure to build a successful team is at an all-time high.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025 -
During the 1920s, as soaring inflation across Germany led to widespread poverty, growing numbers of German smokers began to reject pre-rolled cigarettes.—
Robert M. Ehrenreich,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Sep. 2025
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Then there are additional fines for selling alcohol illegally to underage individuals, with increasing amounts, based on the number of offenses.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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An increasing threat of heavy rainfall from this system is forecast over the southern Mid-Atlantic through coastal Georgia which could cause flash, urban, and river flooding into next week.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Shooting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shooting%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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