shoots (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of shoot (up)
as in soars
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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  1. soars
  2. increases
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  • Hynix raised more than $26 billion last month, in the largest share sale by a non-US company, as demand for its memory chips soars during the AI boom.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Moderna soars 60% on new cancer vaccine results Shares of Moderna jumped 61% in premarket trading after an experimental cancer vaccine from the company and Merck showed positive results in its late-stage trial.
    — Sean Conlon,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of soars
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  • Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026
  • August 23 – September 22 Your energy increases with a small tweak to your routine.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of increases
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“Shoots (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoots%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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