as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocket
Boomerang hires skyrocketed in the information space, which includes telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing, computer programming and software development roles.
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 June 2025
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, called on Johnson to increase the member allowance that can be used for security, noting threats have skyrocketed since 2016.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Year over year, the number of layoffs had skyrocketed by 18 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Los Angeles 'The numbers have skyrocketed': Protest organizers expect massive crowds nationwide on June 14 in response to immigration raid, military presence
USA TODAY
Up to 2,000 protests and rallies are expected across the nation on June 14.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 18 June 2025
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Administration Committee, called on Johnson to increase the member allowance that can be used for security, noting threats have skyrocketed since 2016.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 June 2025
Year over year, the number of layoffs had skyrocketed by 18 percent.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Los Angeles 'The numbers have skyrocketed': Protest organizers expect massive crowds nationwide on June 14 in response to immigration raid, military presence
USA TODAY
Up to 2,000 protests and rallies are expected across the nation on June 14.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocket
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Preston Fore Leadership Modelo Especial soared to be the #1 beer in America.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune,
22 June 2025
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An example of a stablecoin’s reserves can be found in the disclosures from Circle , which went public earlier this month and has seen its stock soar .—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
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Ratcliffe has since increased his stake to nearly 30 per cent after spending a further $300m on new shares.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The increasing supply of NPs and PAs could offset this primary care shortfall if their capabilities were fully utilized.—
Web Golinkin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocket. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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