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 But rather than hail this trend as proof of AI’s skyrocketing potential, many in the field — skeptics and boosters alike — take it as evidence that benchmarking itself has become fatally flawed. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu’s removal of Nigeria’s subsidy three years ago has allowed prices to skyrocket, turning the cost of fuel into a key campaign issue ahead of January’s election. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Net interest payments on the public debt topped $1 trillion for the first time, driven up in part by the nation’s skyrocketing debt levels and higher interest rates. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 The core readings showed that skyrocketing fuel prices, particularly diesel, are trickling down. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for skyrocket

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Households are grappling with such choices amid soaring healthcare costs, in some cases forcing them to make difficult financial trade-offs during open enrollment, experts said.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, Drake’s HABIBTI soars 116-2 (returning to its peak) after it was reissued with four additional songs.

— Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026

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To increase supply, the International Energy Agency agreed on Thursday to release more than 20 million barrels of fuel to the market.

— Arathy Somasekhar Reuters, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Preparing multiple missions Manufacturing more rocket hardware will not increase launch frequency unless teams can prepare several missions simultaneously.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

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