as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
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Despite this, Rocket Lab's stock price has soared for most of 2025, further confirming that near-term profits aren't everything for investors.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
28 July 2025 -
But acquisition, renovation and maintenance costs soared into the hundreds of millions of dollars before the city abandoned the project.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Decades of research and studies in agriculture have increased production across all crops in the U.S., said James, and cannabis can adopt those same technologies.—
Julie Weed,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The top reason students opt not to pursue higher education is cost, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board states, though having a degree can drastically increase earnings.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Net card fees rocketed up 20% year-over-year (FX-adjusted), reinforcing that more users are opting into premium experiences.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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That means while some players were busy actually playing the campaign, those that figured this out were just grinding Encore endlessly in these short intervals, rocketing up their power and getting high tier loot almost instantly.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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