shot (up)

past tense of shoot (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shot (up)
Verb
  • The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Hooters reaches for the sky Hooters girls soared at 30,000 feet in the early 2000s.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At low concentrations, adsorption increased gradually, typical of monolayer adsorption, where molecules form a single layer on the surface.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • While global life expectancy is up, youth and young adult mortality rates increased between 2011 and 2023, according to the report.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Shot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shot%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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