as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Sherald’s story is one of overnight skyrocketing success preceded by a lifetime of work.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Travel is skyrocketing, both for personal and business use, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that a record 5.2 billion passengers will take to the skies in 2025.
—Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Working and middle class parents cannot afford the skyrocketing costs of child care.
—Jennifer Gutiérrez, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The brothers created content together that was primarily comedy-based, garnering millions of views upon upload and skyrocketing the siblings to stardom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
Travel is skyrocketing, both for personal and business use, with the International Air Transport Association projecting that a record 5.2 billion passengers will take to the skies in 2025.
—Dee Lawrence, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Working and middle class parents cannot afford the skyrocketing costs of child care.
—Jennifer Gutiérrez, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
The brothers created content together that was primarily comedy-based, garnering millions of views upon upload and skyrocketing the siblings to stardom.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocket. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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