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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocketed
Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, climbing back over $100,000 per bitcoin as FOMO sweeps Wall Street.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Here’s an innocent child who has rocketed to fame, and, because of that, a corner of the internet has collectively decided to worship him.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since announcing his belief that the US should stockpile the digital currency at a convention in the summer of 2024, the price of Bitcoin has rocketed, and mainstream interest in its use as an investment vehicle is off the scale.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 30-year-old from Uzbekistan has rocketed up the UFC rankings thanks to a 100 percent finishing rate.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Not only has the narrative timeline rocketed forward, but so has the technology used to depict it.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight.
—Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Well — rocketed up the sales charts, outstripping titles with much larger budgets.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Here’s an innocent child who has rocketed to fame, and, because of that, a corner of the internet has collectively decided to worship him.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since announcing his belief that the US should stockpile the digital currency at a convention in the summer of 2024, the price of Bitcoin has rocketed, and mainstream interest in its use as an investment vehicle is off the scale.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 30-year-old from Uzbekistan has rocketed up the UFC rankings thanks to a 100 percent finishing rate.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Not only has the narrative timeline rocketed forward, but so has the technology used to depict it.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight.
—Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Well — rocketed up the sales charts, outstripping titles with much larger budgets.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
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The Fading Allure Of The Annual Upgrade In the golden age of automotive innovation during the 1950s and 1960s, each new model year brought excitement and innovative features that drove consumers to dealerships.Stephen Wakeling, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after getting together, Ball and Posen rented a car and drove across the country, staying at Best Westerns and Hampton Inns along the way.Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Listen to this article A number of rescue crews responded to the waters in Bridgeport after an individual jumped off a ferry boat and plunged into the harbor on Tuesday night.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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The shooting occurred a few months after the doctor had been jumped by a trio of men with baseball bats, an attack that left him fearing for his life.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Fighters zipped around the city in flatback trucks and milled around in the streets.Suleiman Al-Khalidi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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The blanket can be zipped inside the pillow pouch for instant accessibility without taking up an egregious amount of space, and the back of the pillow is fitted with a trolley strap so it can be stacked atop your luggage to keep your hands free.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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And the deal ran into stiff opposition from a coalition of unions, small grocery stores and political leaders from both parties wary of corporate consolidation.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Saudi Arabia ran unopposed for the tournament after FIFA tweaked the rules and brought forward the deadline, and so the outcome was wholly expected.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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