as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
Over the last decade, the price of copper has climbed 167%, and copper theft skyrocketed 1,200%, leaving thousands of streetlights dark.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hugo resident Matt Lange logged onto Instagram last week and noticed his follower count had skyrocketed.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The stock skyrocketed roughly 40% in the prior session.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Over the past decade, homelessness has skyrocketed by 40 percent, even as homelessness spending has ballooned.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Fees for parking, trash, prices on utilities have skyrocketed as a direct result of financial mismanagement.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
His mindset remains the same as his production has skyrocketed.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
That year, death ratios for Black pregnant women skyrocketed.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
As his profile has skyrocketed and his career arc has suddenly shifted from burgeoning talent to the guy, the external expectations have only caught up to his own.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Hugo resident Matt Lange logged onto Instagram last week and noticed his follower count had skyrocketed.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
The stock skyrocketed roughly 40% in the prior session.
—Davis Giangiulio,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Over the past decade, homelessness has skyrocketed by 40 percent, even as homelessness spending has ballooned.
—Christopher Calton, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Fees for parking, trash, prices on utilities have skyrocketed as a direct result of financial mismanagement.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
His mindset remains the same as his production has skyrocketed.
—Jaylon Thompson
may 7, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
That year, death ratios for Black pregnant women skyrocketed.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
As his profile has skyrocketed and his career arc has suddenly shifted from burgeoning talent to the guy, the external expectations have only caught up to his own.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketed
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Because of downsizing, wait times on the 1-800 number soared last year, with reports of hours-long holds.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita laid waste to drilling, transport and refining facilities around the Gulf of Mexico coast in 2005, gas prices soared in the South, Midwest and along the East Coast, which depended heavily on crude and refined gas produced in or near the gulf.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Glas said many producers understandably believed that given the gap in IEEPA tariff rates between free-trade-agreement qualifying countries in the Western Hemisphere and those in Asia — which amounted by about 10 percentage points in most cases — sourcing from the Americas should have increased.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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European countries and Canada have increased defense spending and military recruitment efforts over the last year in response to Trump’s threats.—
Mark Carlson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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“Skyrocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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