shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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This figure shoots up to 40 percent for millennials and Gen Z.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, when Covid hit in 2020, the value of the USD shot up over a small period—a clear market shaker—because investors were dumping their U.S. equities and converting to cash at high speed.
—David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
When looking just at Gen Z offspring, that figure shot up to $1,515.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
The titanium Series 10 starts at $699 for the 42mm GPS-only model and shoots up to $1,049 for the 46mm GPS and cellular model with the Link Bracelet strap.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Then, when Covid hit in 2020, the value of the USD shot up over a small period—a clear market shaker—because investors were dumping their U.S. equities and converting to cash at high speed.
—David T. Nudelman, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
When looking just at Gen Z offspring, that figure shot up to $1,515.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
The titanium Series 10 starts at $699 for the 42mm GPS-only model and shoots up to $1,049 for the 46mm GPS and cellular model with the Link Bracelet strap.
—PCMAG, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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