as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocket
Despite some rate cuts last year, mortgage rates have remained between 6 and 7 percent until now, continuing to pose an extra challenge to homebuyers already struggling with skyrocketing home prices and other rising housing costs, including higher home insurance premiums and property taxes.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
After skyrocketing 146% yesterday on the news, shares are up almost 100% in the premarket.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But in the world of Billboard charts and MySpace blogs, Fall Out Boy was interstellar, skyrocketing into mainstream success.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Even minor problems, like needing regulator approval to modify a component midway through, can lead to long delays and can cause borrowing costs to skyrocket.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
After skyrocketing 146% yesterday on the news, shares are up almost 100% in the premarket.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
But in the world of Billboard charts and MySpace blogs, Fall Out Boy was interstellar, skyrocketing into mainstream success.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
Even minor problems, like needing regulator approval to modify a component midway through, can lead to long delays and can cause borrowing costs to skyrocket.
—Brad Plumer, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocket
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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 cuts come after Chegg in May laid off 22% of its workforce, citing increasing adoption of AI.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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With increasing space traffic from various nations and private companies, keeping tabs on potential collisions and threats becomes crucial.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocket. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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