as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
Verb
-
Over the last 10 years, Colorado has become one of the most energy efficient states in the country, and one of the most unaffordable as the cost of housing has soared.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Still, while sales of both companies' drugs may soar, prices are coming down across the board.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
The program will start with 3,000 volunteers to be selected next summer and will gradually increase to 10,000 per year by 2030.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
-
Allowing its use on these two common crops will drastically expand how much is applied and increase harm, advocates say.—
Michael Phillis,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
In its first season, episodes clocked over 4M views and clips over 67M, with guests including Kevin Durant, Trevor Wallace, Kevin Gates and the return of Drake — the latter an interview which rocketed Althoff to social media fame given that it was conducted in bed.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
-
Thus, figuring how to prevent collisions has become more important as space agencies continue to rocket new technology into low Earth orbit — and there's already a brisk launch schedule planned for 2026.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
