as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketing
Creatives are unleashing their innovative skills and using them to benefit businesses worldwide, with skyrocketing demand in areas such as video production and editing, and content creation and marketing.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Last July, when Team Ueda raised rates to the highest since 2008, a skyrocketing yen panicked Nikkei investors.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the past three years, homicides in Chicago have fallen 29% after skyrocketing 55% between 2019 and 2020 to 769 murders.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeking a durable second pair upgrade — and ideally a player with term — is an enormously difficult proposition on the trade market, especially given the skyrocketing price of blue-line help.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The gap between wage stagnation and skyrocketing housing prices has left many working-class families feeling sidelined, wondering if homeownership is even an attainable dream anymore.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Carter entered office at a moment when health care spending was skyrocketing.
—Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
In an amazing series of posts, Chen shows screenshots of his $MIRA holdings skyrocketing from a few thousand dollars to a few million over the course of a few hours.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
For years, American obesity rates have been skyrocketing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Last July, when Team Ueda raised rates to the highest since 2008, a skyrocketing yen panicked Nikkei investors.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the past three years, homicides in Chicago have fallen 29% after skyrocketing 55% between 2019 and 2020 to 769 murders.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeking a durable second pair upgrade — and ideally a player with term — is an enormously difficult proposition on the trade market, especially given the skyrocketing price of blue-line help.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
The gap between wage stagnation and skyrocketing housing prices has left many working-class families feeling sidelined, wondering if homeownership is even an attainable dream anymore.
—Rodolfo Delgado, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Carter entered office at a moment when health care spending was skyrocketing.
—Guian McKee / Made By History, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
In an amazing series of posts, Chen shows screenshots of his $MIRA holdings skyrocketing from a few thousand dollars to a few million over the course of a few hours.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
For years, American obesity rates have been skyrocketing.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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