meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-ik 
-ˈär-
1
a
: of or relating to a meteor
b
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
2
: of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere
meteoric water
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a meteoric rise to fame
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His meteoric rise to the first round of the 2024 draft started in earnest at Tennessee with an NCAA Elite Eight run after his second transfer.
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Burna Boy’s journey illustrates that of an outsider, a meteoric rise from Port Harcourt to the heights of international music.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Before their meteoric rise to the NBA, the Thompsons were just kids at John Muir Middle School in San Leandro.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
That the show would continue to underuse or avoid casting people of color for decades — even after the meteoric rise of Eddie Murphy, who was hired during the five years from 1980 to 1985 that Michaels left SNL — remains a bizarre and troubling oversight.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Burna Boy’s journey illustrates that of an outsider, a meteoric rise from Port Harcourt to the heights of international music.
—Billboard France, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
Before their meteoric rise to the NBA, the Thompsons were just kids at John Muir Middle School in San Leandro.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
That the show would continue to underuse or avoid casting people of color for decades — even after the meteoric rise of Eddie Murphy, who was hired during the five years from 1980 to 1985 that Michaels left SNL — remains a bizarre and troubling oversight.
—Eric Deggans, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteoric. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmēt-ē-ˈȯr-ik
-ˈär-
1
: of or relating to a meteor
a meteoric shower
2
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
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