shoot (up)

verb

Definition of shoot (up)next
as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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  1. soar
  2. increase
  3. rocket
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  • Nissan's stock price soared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as the news of the potential merger surfaced, opening at 417.6 yen ($2.7), 23.7% higher than the previous day's close.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The probe is currently soaring toward the sun at about 130,000 mph, according to NASA.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of soar
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  • By all measures, the company exceeded all expectations thanks to customer participation and decided to significantly increase the initial pledge to $11 million.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This agreement is taking placing just as Anaheim is set to increase minimum wages to nearly $20.50 an hour in the new year.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
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  • The comedy about the friendships inside a retirement home recently rocketed to the top of Netflix’s viewership top 10, and has just been renewed for Season 2.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
  • This post was originally published on December 16 Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, passing its previous all-time high and climbing to over $106,000 as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump confirms his plan for a bitcoin game-changer.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of rocket
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