shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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And practically any relief is welcome when the Chicago area’s property tax bills have shot up at twice the rate of inflation over the past three decades.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The average cost has shot up 148% for an intercontinental flight to $414 by the middle of March from $167 in late February, according to an analysis by Deutsche Bank.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
North America has seen the smallest increase, up about 88%, but in Asia and Oceania, prices have shot up more than 134% and airline prices there are skyrocketing.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the average gallon has shot up by almost $1 in the past month, according to AAA’s average fuel prices.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The average cost has shot up 148% for an intercontinental flight to $414 by the middle of March from $167 in late February, according to an analysis by Deutsche Bank.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2026
North America has seen the smallest increase, up about 88%, but in Asia and Oceania, prices have shot up more than 134% and airline prices there are skyrocketing.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
In Pennsylvania, the average gallon has shot up by almost $1 in the past month, according to AAA’s average fuel prices.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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