as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales skyrocketed.
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Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Johansson skyrocketed to fame in the early 2000s.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The price of gas has skyrocketed in California and across the country since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Sorry that your electricity bill has skyrocketed—your neighbor is in love with her dishwasher.
—Caroline Rose Giuliani, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Misdemeanor arrests skyrocketed from about 56,000 annually in the late 1980s to a high of about 230,000 in 2010.
—Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Eventually, lifetime passes were available for $120 for years until March 2025, when the price skyrocketed to $250.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
More kids with autism are getting leucovorin Since last spring, leucovorin prescriptions among children with autism have skyrocketed, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 May 2026
Any disappointment from Nvidia, however, could hurt the AI companies that have skyrocketed over the last month, namely semiconductors.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Johansson skyrocketed to fame in the early 2000s.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
The price of gas has skyrocketed in California and across the country since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in late February.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Sorry that your electricity bill has skyrocketed—your neighbor is in love with her dishwasher.
—Caroline Rose Giuliani, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
Misdemeanor arrests skyrocketed from about 56,000 annually in the late 1980s to a high of about 230,000 in 2010.
—Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Eventually, lifetime passes were available for $120 for years until March 2025, when the price skyrocketed to $250.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
More kids with autism are getting leucovorin Since last spring, leucovorin prescriptions among children with autism have skyrocketed, according to a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 May 2026
Any disappointment from Nvidia, however, could hurt the AI companies that have skyrocketed over the last month, namely semiconductors.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketed
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Prices have soared above $4 per gallon as peak travel season begins.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Batteries can solve this, and battery imports have soared, but Cuba still lacks utility scale storage, Piñon said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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The lead times for high-voltage transformers, essential for grid interconnection, have increased to as long as four years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On Darlene Lane, the flow of contamination increased in late April and continues to seep into their neighbor’s yard.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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“Skyrocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketed. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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