skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Gold prices have skyrocketed 26% this year, after rising 27% in 2024.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Still, since that expansion, hotel tax revenue in Anaheim has skyrocketed.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Losses from deepfake fraud have also skyrocketed, reaching $897 million cumulatively, with $410 million of that in just the first half of 2025.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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Verb
But the number of such jobs at the city, which typically pay between $200,000 and $250,000, has skyrocketed since fiscal year 2015 from 70 to 393 — up 461%.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
Gold prices have skyrocketed 26% this year, after rising 27% in 2024.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
Still, since that expansion, hotel tax revenue in Anaheim has skyrocketed.
—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Losses from deepfake fraud have also skyrocketed, reaching $897 million cumulatively, with $410 million of that in just the first half of 2025.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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skyrocket
1 of 2 noun
sky·rock·et
ˈskī-ˌräk-ət 
skyrocket
2 of 2 verb1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly
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