as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocket
Israel’s ban on cigarette imports sent prices skyrocketing to more than $80 per cigarette, while famine was declared in parts of Gaza in summer 2025.
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Companies have also been boosting investments as the need for data centers to power AI tools continues to skyrocket.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The average price of PepsiCo products climbed about 4% in the last two years after skyrocketing by double-digit percentages in 2022 and 2023.
—Dave Lozo, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Following the draw, hotel prices skyrocketed.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Companies have also been boosting investments as the need for data centers to power AI tools continues to skyrocket.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
The average price of PepsiCo products climbed about 4% in the last two years after skyrocketing by double-digit percentages in 2022 and 2023.
—Dave Lozo, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Following the draw, hotel prices skyrocketed.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocket. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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