meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-ik 
-ˈär-
1
a
: of or relating to a meteor
b
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
2
: of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere
meteoric water
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a meteoric rise to fame
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The singer had an Apple TV+ documentary about her meteoric rise in 2021, the same year she was heard singing the title track for No Time to Die.
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Roan’s Grammy Awards appearance caps off the singer-songwriter’s meteoric rise over the past year.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
Markets were rocked earlier this week by the meteoric rise of Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models, which posed stiff competition to leading U.S. artificial-intelligence model providers and sparked worries of a price war.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Sukriti Gupta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Leitner has been there for the highest of highs with the Aztecs, from the program’s meteoric rise under former coach Steve Fisher to the 2023 national championship game against mighty UConn.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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Marcus Jones, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Roan’s Grammy Awards appearance caps off the singer-songwriter’s meteoric rise over the past year.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
Markets were rocked earlier this week by the meteoric rise of Chinese startup DeepSeek's AI models, which posed stiff competition to leading U.S. artificial-intelligence model providers and sparked worries of a price war.
—Shashwat Chauhan and Sukriti Gupta, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Leitner has been there for the highest of highs with the Aztecs, from the program’s meteoric rise under former coach Steve Fisher to the 2023 national championship game against mighty UConn.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Meteoric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteoric. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmēt-ē-ˈȯr-ik
-ˈär-
1
: of or relating to a meteor
a meteoric shower
2
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
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