SHOOT UP Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

shoot (up)

verb

Definition of shoot (up)

as in to soar

to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices shot up seemingly overnight

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Or, more specifically, in its central courtyard, admiring a soaring installation of a gridded wooden sculpture.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Officials in Pattaya, where international tourist arrivals have dropped because of travel disruptions and soaring fuel prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, say the visit is expected to inject about $3 million into the local economy.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of soar

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By increasing the carrier density in the neighbouring graphene bilayer, the team progressively weakened the Coulomb interactions between electrons in the magic-angle graphene.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The cores or plugs removed from the lawn during aeration actually increase the success of overseeding by providing more direct contact between the seeds and the soil.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of increase

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By 2024, the team brought $36 million in revenues and the club’s valuation rocketed to $182 million.

— Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rocket

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