as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
Smaller companies' stock also skyrocketed during the 1970s.
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Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Anti-Islamic posts on social media have skyrocketed since the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran last month, according to the nonpartisan Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Those bills, technically footed by taxpayers, are sure to have skyrocketed during the two-month trial.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2020, temperatures in Death Valley skyrocketed to a blistering 130 degrees, possibly the highest mercury reading on Earth in nearly a century.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Prescriptions for off-label leucovorin—that is, for using the drug to treat a condition it isn’t approved for—have skyrocketed among children by 71 percent after the officials touted its potential benefits for autism.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Unlike in 2022, when gas prices skyrocketed to $5 a gallon, the United States — not Russia — has a large say in when this war ends.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Oil had suddenly skyrocketed to just shy of $120 a barrel and stock futures were plunging as the war raged in the Middle East.
—Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg, 10 Mar. 2026
War insurance premiums have skyrocketed since the war with Iran began.
—Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
Anti-Islamic posts on social media have skyrocketed since the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran last month, according to the nonpartisan Center for the Study of Organized Hate.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
Those bills, technically footed by taxpayers, are sure to have skyrocketed during the two-month trial.
—Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
In 2020, temperatures in Death Valley skyrocketed to a blistering 130 degrees, possibly the highest mercury reading on Earth in nearly a century.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Prescriptions for off-label leucovorin—that is, for using the drug to treat a condition it isn’t approved for—have skyrocketed among children by 71 percent after the officials touted its potential benefits for autism.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Unlike in 2022, when gas prices skyrocketed to $5 a gallon, the United States — not Russia — has a large say in when this war ends.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Oil had suddenly skyrocketed to just shy of $120 a barrel and stock futures were plunging as the war raged in the Middle East.
—Denitsa Tsekova, Bloomberg, 10 Mar. 2026
War insurance premiums have skyrocketed since the war with Iran began.
—Paddy Hirsch, NPR, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketed
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Oil prices have surged nearly 40% since the war in Iran began, as prices have soared across the economic spectrum, reducing the likelihood of a Fed interest rate cut.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Mar. 2026
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Housing costs have soared in comparison to household income.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Career Connections program allowing students to learn career skills and earn credentials, Skipper highlighted, started off with around 1,000 students four years ago and has now increased to over 4,000 students.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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Before that, the rate had increased 56% over two years.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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