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
The relationship between fashion and the sport has skyrocketed in the last few years.
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Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
While drug prices continue to skyrocket, patients continue to suffer.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters OpenAI’s skyrocketing valuation over the past few years has turned a lot of employees at the artificial intelligence startup into paper millionaires.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Since premiums have skyrocketed in the last few years, policyholders have elected to reduce their coverages and increase their deductibles to offset their premiums.
—Joshua Connor, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Mikelle Street, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
While drug prices continue to skyrocket, patients continue to suffer.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
Jonathan Ernst | Reuters OpenAI’s skyrocketing valuation over the past few years has turned a lot of employees at the artificial intelligence startup into paper millionaires.
—Hayden Field, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Since premiums have skyrocketed in the last few years, policyholders have elected to reduce their coverages and increase their deductibles to offset their premiums.
—Joshua Connor, Sun Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Picking up the team options on Hartenstein and Dort would send them soaring over the $206.7 million luxury-tax line and dangerously close to the $215.5 million first apron.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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In fiscal year 2024, its data center revenue jumped 217% year-over-year, driven by soaring demand across the U.S., Europe, and Gulf States.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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Whether that caution slows adoption or increases security maturity remains to be seen, but the message is unambiguous: the era of unchecked AI optimism in federal cybersecurity is over.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The company said an indicator light on the vehicle fails to light up and warn drivers of a traction control system or dynamic stability control system issue, increasing the likelihood of them crashing.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocket. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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