as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
Participation among high school boys had skyrocketed by 76%.
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Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 24 Apr. 2026
During his tenure, Stanford became the top fundraising school in the nation, the first to exceed $1 billion in a year, and Hennessy oversaw the construction of more than 70 new buildings; the university’s reputation skyrocketed, and its admissions rate dropped by 70 percent.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
That price has ballooned in recent weeks as Iran and the United States have bottlenecked the key shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz, and demand for those slots has skyrocketed.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
To make matters worse, special education and health insurance costs have skyrocketed in the last year alone.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Shares of the company skyrocketed more than 800% at one point on Wednesday after the firm detailed shocking plans to rebrand as NewBird AI and shift toward compute infrastructure.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Fertilizer has skyrocketed in price by more than 50% since late February, according to FactSet.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Allbird’s shares skyrocketed by more than 700 percent following its announcement today before stabilizing at around $17, up from less than $7 when trading began this morning.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
From there, her confidence has skyrocketed.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 24 Apr. 2026
During his tenure, Stanford became the top fundraising school in the nation, the first to exceed $1 billion in a year, and Hennessy oversaw the construction of more than 70 new buildings; the university’s reputation skyrocketed, and its admissions rate dropped by 70 percent.
—Theo Baker, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
That price has ballooned in recent weeks as Iran and the United States have bottlenecked the key shipping route, the Strait of Hormuz, and demand for those slots has skyrocketed.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
To make matters worse, special education and health insurance costs have skyrocketed in the last year alone.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Shares of the company skyrocketed more than 800% at one point on Wednesday after the firm detailed shocking plans to rebrand as NewBird AI and shift toward compute infrastructure.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026
Fertilizer has skyrocketed in price by more than 50% since late February, according to FactSet.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Allbird’s shares skyrocketed by more than 700 percent following its announcement today before stabilizing at around $17, up from less than $7 when trading began this morning.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
From there, her confidence has skyrocketed.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketed
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The number of unhoused people living in Santa Clara County has soared 63% in the last decade, according to county point-in-time counts.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Marvell Technology has also soared nearly 80% in that time.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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On the other hand, planting the wrong neighbors next to garlic can lead to altered flavors, stunted growth, increased susceptibility to pests, and decreased production.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Apr. 2026
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But having one of the game’s fastest players start at second base in the bottom of the 10th gave the Cubs an advantage, which increased after Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless top of the 10th.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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