as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketing
Yet, New Yorkers are facing skyrocketing utility bills.
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Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Moreover, cannabis innovation is skyrocketing.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The Republican Party can appeal to Marylanders by returning to its roots as responsible stewards of the environment and support for small businesses that are currently struggling with international tariffs and skyrocketing health care costs.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026
Yet the skyrocketing cost of housing and the dearth of legal protections ensuring homeownership during economic downturns have dimmed this dream.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Netflix‘s KPop Demon Hunters quickly became a phenomenon for the streamer, skyrocketing to the top of its charts as the platform’s most popular film of all time with more than 500 million global views since its premiere 27 weeks ago.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2025
Tiny homes at Amazon are an affordable housing option, especially when rent and mortgage prices around the country are skyrocketing.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Nonetheless, $180 is a lot to spend on a bag when the prices of necessities like eggs and gas are skyrocketing.
—Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Over the past year, Baltimore-area residents and business owners have raised concerns about their skyrocketing BGE bills.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketing
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Hike Montgó massif for soaring views of the coast.—
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Videos circulating Thursday showed demonstrators tearing the Iranian flag in northern Iran as protests fueled by soaring inflation, currency devaluation and deep discontent with the country’s theocratic leadership continued to spread.—
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Despite his efforts, violence has continued to escalate with police increasing patrols and surveillance in Puerto Lopez following recent massacres in the province, the Associated Press said.—
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Progress in robotics, according to PNDbotics, depends less on increasing complexity and more on tighter integration between hardware and intelligence.—
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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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