SKYROCKETED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skyrocketed

verb

past tense of skyrocket

as in soared

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

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Recent Examples of skyrocketed Compass finds that the median home sales price in San Francisco has skyrocketed 25% from a year ago. — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 That month, their output skyrocketed to 8,000 meals, which fed recovery workers, students, emergency personnel, pop-up food distribution centers, and more—all at no request for a donation. — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2026 Ashton's Instagram following skyrocketed from tens of thousands to over 110,000 in just two months, thanks to a single video that garnered millions of views. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The number of Americans who report having six or more close friends has plunged by 50% this century, and the number of people reporting no close friends has skyrocketed by 400% over that same time period. — Ken Stern, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Meanwhile, Talarico is barnstorming the state, slamming Republicans mostly on kitchen table issues like stubborn inflation and the price of gas that has skyrocketed due to Trump’s war with Iran. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Amid this backdrop, cybersecurity companies have skyrocketed in value as businesses recognize the security need and have managed to brush off earlier disruption concerns that rattled the broader software sector this year. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Positano’s popularity has, unsurprisingly, skyrocketed in recent years. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 The renewal news came after season 1 skyrocketed and ranked in the top four series premieres globally in HBO Max history, per the streamer. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 22 Aug. 2026

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On Monday evening, Naomi Osaka soared through round one of the 2026 US Open in New York designer Who Decides War, styled by inimitable Law Roach.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
Under Greenberg’s leadership, L’Oréal USA saw growth across categories including fragrance, where prestige sales soared and new megawatt pillars from YSL Beauty Myslf to Prada Paradigme swiftly made impacts on the market.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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