as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketed
The old formula not only fails to reflect how much Argentine households spend on present-day staples like Netflix subscriptions and iPhones, experts say, but also underrepresents the costs of public services like health care and electricity that have skyrocketed as Milei slashes subsidies.
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Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
County officials were quick to justify their spending and argued DOGE’s report lacked substance, saying the state’s figures didn’t add up and pointing out how prices have skyrocketed.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Clorox acquired the brand in the early ’70s and the dressing’s popularity skyrocketed in the US.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
The number of farms in the state has decreased by 8% since 2017, as costs have skyrocketed and profit margins get smaller.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Cédric Grolet, whose trompe-l’œil desserts disguised as fruit skyrocketed the chef to Instagram stardom, has achieved celebrity status; the line to enter his eponymous pâtisserie in the central Opéra neighborhood never seems to dwindle.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The average monthly budget shortfall skyrocketed to $904 a month in 2025 — up from $439 in 2020.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have skyrocketed in popularity in recent months, offering users the option to trade on the outcomes of events in politics, pop culture, news and sports.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
That has not happened, and in turn the number of requests for parking ticket hearings has skyrocketed.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
County officials were quick to justify their spending and argued DOGE’s report lacked substance, saying the state’s figures didn’t add up and pointing out how prices have skyrocketed.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Clorox acquired the brand in the early ’70s and the dressing’s popularity skyrocketed in the US.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Feb. 2026
The number of farms in the state has decreased by 8% since 2017, as costs have skyrocketed and profit margins get smaller.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
Cédric Grolet, whose trompe-l’œil desserts disguised as fruit skyrocketed the chef to Instagram stardom, has achieved celebrity status; the line to enter his eponymous pâtisserie in the central Opéra neighborhood never seems to dwindle.
—Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
The average monthly budget shortfall skyrocketed to $904 a month in 2025 — up from $439 in 2020.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Prediction platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket have skyrocketed in popularity in recent months, offering users the option to trade on the outcomes of events in politics, pop culture, news and sports.
—Sarah Whitten,sara Salinas,sarah Jackson,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
That has not happened, and in turn the number of requests for parking ticket hearings has skyrocketed.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketed
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During the 1980-90 decade, for example, the state’s population soared by about 6 million people, a nearly 25% gain, thanks to high levels of immigration and a lofty birth rate.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
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Temperatures soared roughly 20 degrees above normal for February across valleys and typically cooler coastal areas.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the companies and their subsidiaries repeatedly increased EpiPen prices and paid pharmacy benefit managers to keep rival products off the market, which violates the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act and the Medicaid False Claims Act.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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