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
  • Upon release, the album soared to No. 1 on Apple Music’s all-genre albums chart in 138 countries worldwide.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of soar
Verb
  • 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
  • The presence of dogs may also increase levels of distraction and stress for other, non-dog-toting employees.
    Jessica Pierce, TIME, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of increase
Verb
  • But that reluctance is in some sense making the same mistake the Fordist model made for years — until Toyota showed there’s a better way to operate and rocketed past Ford in value.
    Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
  • According to numbers provided by Luminate, the set’s sales sum rockets a little more than 693,000% in a matter of just a few days.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of rocket
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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