as in soars
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrockets
Conversely, demand for gold usually skyrockets when rates are cut, when holding assets that can produce cash flow are viewed as less advantageous.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In extreme, arctic temperatures, that number skyrockets.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
With Mars, your ancient ruler, also here, your magnetism skyrockets.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Lynch maintained that Shake Shack has pricing power if inflation skyrockets.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
In extreme, arctic temperatures, that number skyrockets.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
With Mars, your ancient ruler, also here, your magnetism skyrockets.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Lynch maintained that Shake Shack has pricing power if inflation skyrockets.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrockets
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Vega is found rising above the northeastern horizon in the constellation Lyra after sunset in early spring and soars high overhead as the night wears on, before finally fading from sight almost directly overhead as the sun rises.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Introducing the setting with a majestic crane shot (particularly immersive in 3D), his camera soars above the cave and surveys the desolate landscape.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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This greatly increases the surface area available for electrochemical reactions and enables faster charging and discharging while maintaining high power density in an extremely small footprint.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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Across the spectrum, increases to bonus payouts ranged from 6% to 43%, with a median of 13%, and an average increase of 12%.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Skyrockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrockets. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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