as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketing
Argentina, a country that has been working to bring down skyrocketing inflation, is seeing another rise in the cost of living, which the government of President Javier Milei attributes, in part, to the Middle East conflict.
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Anabella González, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The core dispute is the skyrocketing cost of healthcare premiums.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The war has sent energy prices skyrocketing due to a slowdown of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil supply.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Throughout years of economic turmoil in Iran brought on by sanctions and mismanagement, platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp helped small businesses to find customers, and people to earn extra income to afford skyrocketing prices for basic goods.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Computing is accelerating rapidly, leading to skyrocketing energy consumption that could even consume a third of all power generated on the planet.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Noriega, the analyst, said that the amount companies are paying to cross the Panama Canal may only go up if the conflict continues to stretch on, as oil prices are already skyrocketing.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Investors had been pulling back on large-cap technology stocks as oil prices were skyrocketing due to the Iran war and supply chain disruptions that followed.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Anabella González, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
The core dispute is the skyrocketing cost of healthcare premiums.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
But while growth trends are improving, Apple has been grappling with skyrocketing costs for key components like memory chips and a volatile macro backdrop driven by the war in Iran and advances in AI that have minted stock market winners and losers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
The war has sent energy prices skyrocketing due to a slowdown of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil supply.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Throughout years of economic turmoil in Iran brought on by sanctions and mismanagement, platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp helped small businesses to find customers, and people to earn extra income to afford skyrocketing prices for basic goods.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Computing is accelerating rapidly, leading to skyrocketing energy consumption that could even consume a third of all power generated on the planet.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Noriega, the analyst, said that the amount companies are paying to cross the Panama Canal may only go up if the conflict continues to stretch on, as oil prices are already skyrocketing.
—Alma Solis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Investors had been pulling back on large-cap technology stocks as oil prices were skyrocketing due to the Iran war and supply chain disruptions that followed.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketing
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China’s metals industry began this year with its biggest profits in at least a decade as soaring prices for aluminum and copper handed the sector a major boost.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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The soaring cost of jet fuel due to the war in Iran will lead to significantly higher airfares.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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These organizations, striving to fill the information gap created by the state government’s increasing drift toward secrecy — can’t rely on taxpayers to pay their bills.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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These changes were to be achieved by increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables, decreasing the consumption of meat and eggs, and substituting nonfat milk for whole milk.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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