1
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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2
as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocket
In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Organizers of this weekend's demonstrations say national frustrations and fears have rocketed since late spring, when the first wave of No Kings rallies took place.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
While his stock is rocketing around the world, the skateboarding sensation remains humble, grounded by those who know him best.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Under former President Richard Nixon and, later, former President Jimmy Carter, gold prices spiked—rocketing from $35 in 1970 to $850 in 1980, a more than 2,300% increase.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Organizers of this weekend's demonstrations say national frustrations and fears have rocketed since late spring, when the first wave of No Kings rallies took place.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
While his stock is rocketing around the world, the skateboarding sensation remains humble, grounded by those who know him best.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Under former President Richard Nixon and, later, former President Jimmy Carter, gold prices spiked—rocketing from $35 in 1970 to $850 in 1980, a more than 2,300% increase.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocket
Verb
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Well, the speed of disruption is clearly speeding up.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once Mercury and Mars move into expansive Sagittarius and your curious third house, communication speeds up.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Outbreaks surged in late 2024 and early 2025, affecting hundreds of commercial flocks and millions of birds, and leading to severe egg shortages and soaring prices.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Students embraced the joke, and before long, every game began with hundreds of tortillas soaring into the night sky as the whistle blew for kickoff.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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The improvements mark the latest development in unmanned weapons systems that play an increasingly important role in the war with Russia, as both sides race to stay ahead in drone warfare on land, in the air and at sea.—
Anastasiia Malenko,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Companies in all industries are racing to automate, consolidate, and cut costs before real regulation catches up.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Alaska is the fifth largest US airline and flies 44 million passengers each year to 120 destinations in five countries, accoring to its website.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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In an August 2017 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Ellen described her role as a baseball wife as being the family's accountant, traveling secretary and real estate agent.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Apa's character, Archie Andrews, was attacked by a bear after escaping from an underground prison fight club; Reinhart's Betty discovered her father was a serial killer and saved her sister from a cult; and Mendes traveled back in time to invent birth control.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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As rain pattered against windows, and trees lining the streets swayed, flurries of urgent texts began ricocheting from one end of the neighborhood to the other, and panic set in as some residents put on their shoes and hurried out the door.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the footage, the children could be seen hurrying off the bus and onto the woman’s porch as the smoke grew.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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While oil continues to drive Saudi Arabia's economy, the kingdom is now expanding into areas such as artificial intelligence, tourism and sports to diversify its growth avenues.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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These extinctions were driven mostly by European agriculture and the introduction of non-native species that outcompeted Australian animals.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Willmore has opened up about his status as HIV-positive, and he's documented his experience rushing a fraternity as an openly gay college student.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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However, companies that rush to discipline employees in such cases risk missing the bigger issue.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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