as in increased
being at a higher level than average
the convenience store had the item I needed but at a ridiculously jacked up price
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as in lifted
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jacked (up)
Adjective
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The production, which features the mesmerizing movement direction of Steven Hoggett, retains its remarkable fluidity despite the increased panting.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025 -
This is a unique time with so many insecurities on a national level, with a higher, increased cost of health centers.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.—
Karen Zautyk,
New York Daily News,
24 Dec. 2024
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An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Still, in light of the recent stronger than expected Consumer Price Index, markets might have a slightly elevated level of sensitivity when this report is released.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Blood tests might reveal elevated creatine kinase levels, a sign of muscle cell damage.101 A muscle biopsy (tissue sample) is usually taken from the thigh muscle.—
Francisco J. Rivera Rosario,
Health,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Like its first edition in 1951 – a year in which East-West tensions were high over the future of Berlin and the Korean War – the 75th Berlinale, running from February 13 to 23, has also unfolded in tumultuous times.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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The stakes of the German election on Sunday could not be higher.—
Ido Vock,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Jacked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacked%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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