SKYROCKET Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skyrocket

verb

Definition of skyrocket

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

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Recent Examples of skyrocket Ford’s labor turnover rate skyrocketed to a staggering 370% in 1913, forcing him to hire more than 50,000 workers just to maintain a baseline workforce of 14,000. — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Intel announced a $15 billion common stock offering on Monday to support skyrocketing customer AI demand. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The commingling of late night and overtly liberal politics has been a narrative for a decade now, ever since Colbert’s ratings skyrocketed (for engaging in them) and Jimmy Fallon’s tanked (for not) in the president’s first term. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026 The platform, which operates out of Auckland, New Zealand, skyrocketed in popularity during the COVID pandemic. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyrocket

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Farmers are among the hardest hit, with their crops set to be badly affected by soaring temperatures and lack of water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
The property was in private ownership for generations, its soaring cliffs and sand dunes hidden from motorists zooming along the road between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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The kingdom has faced increasing attacks from the Houthis, who also declared a blockade on the al-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea on July 20.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Nor would increased options out wide and a central defender, The Athletic revealing earlier this week that a couple of bids have been rejected for Norway international centre-back Henrik Falchener, 23, from that country’s Viking Stavanger.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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