as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketing
Years of inflation, high mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices have made buying a home a major hurdle for many Americans.
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ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Valuations have been skyrocketing in the AI sector, not only at the top end with jumbo startups like OpenAI and Anthropic, but also in the entertainment realm.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s because of Proposition 103, which voters passed in 1988 in response to skyrocketing premiums.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The silence in opposition was also striking because northwest Indiana residents recently had literally taken to the streets to protest skyrocketing utility bills.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Rates were skyrocketing and Citizens grew exponentially in policies and exposure, with private insurers going out of business or leaving the market altogether.
—Mark Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
The party environment encourages a competitive atmosphere that young people who live in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, say has shut them out amid skyrocketing inflation.
—Ope Adetayo, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
His platform focuses on the skyrocketing housing prices in California, lowering high taxes, addressing homelessness, and reducing government waste.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
That resulted in an oversupply and built-in costs that sent water rates skyrocketing — and a lot of finger-pointing.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Valuations have been skyrocketing in the AI sector, not only at the top end with jumbo startups like OpenAI and Anthropic, but also in the entertainment realm.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
That’s because of Proposition 103, which voters passed in 1988 in response to skyrocketing premiums.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
The silence in opposition was also striking because northwest Indiana residents recently had literally taken to the streets to protest skyrocketing utility bills.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Rates were skyrocketing and Citizens grew exponentially in policies and exposure, with private insurers going out of business or leaving the market altogether.
—Mark Wilson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
The party environment encourages a competitive atmosphere that young people who live in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, say has shut them out amid skyrocketing inflation.
—Ope Adetayo, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
His platform focuses on the skyrocketing housing prices in California, lowering high taxes, addressing homelessness, and reducing government waste.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
That resulted in an oversupply and built-in costs that sent water rates skyrocketing — and a lot of finger-pointing.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketing
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The Group of Seven finance ministers are set to discuss a possible joint release of oil reserves on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Middle East war chokes flows from the region and sends prices soaring.—
Alberto Nardelli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The constraints and supply uncertainty sent futures for Brent crude soaring 28% last week , its biggest weekly gain since April 2020.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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The series became a bestselling book, increasing Anderson’s profile as an incisive commentator with biting wit but very little malice.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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With tax incentives reduced and competition increasing, analysts expect EV sales growth in China to slow.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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