skyrocketing

present participle of skyrocket

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of skyrocketing The revival of physical media and the skyrocketing value of elaborate consumer experiences is very real and emerging as an antidote to fears that AI is changing everything. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Billionaire Mark Cuban says skyrocketing health care costs, not AI, are the biggest threat to jobs. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Iran conflict is not the only conflict contributing to diesel’s skyrocketing price. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 The Lotte sticks out from its Downtown surroundings, the shiny glass of the tower skyrocketing up from the otherwise ordinary city streets. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The union’s foremost demand has been a contract that guarantees wages commensurate with the skyrocketing cost of living for a single adult New Yorker. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 On top of the material costs, Porter has been hit with skyrocketing diesel prices — a product needed every step of the way in her operation from producing to harvesting to transporting. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Anderson is a 20-year NFL veteran with a strong money-generating background that has drawn the attention of the skyrocketing WNBA. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 That sent premium payments skyrocketing for many enrollees, particularly middle-income folks, for 2026. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketing
Verb
  • Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, for example, sent oil prices soaring, delivering a windfall to Russia and prompting Washington to temporarily ease restrictions on Russian oil exports.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Fears of that conflict and others sent energy prices soaring even higher.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This increasing self-reliance has an extra benefit in the midst of a grueling war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Despite this, national reports indicate continued use of performance- and appearance-enhancing drugs, and increasing interest in them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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