SKYROCKETING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skyrocketing

verb

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present participle of skyrocket

as in soaring

to rise abruptly and rapidly the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

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Recent Examples of skyrocketing Shein — whose emissions are skyrocketing — is highly stigmatized in the industry, despite the fact that many brands share similar practices. —

Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 May 2026 The assets have jumped as the Iran war sent oil prices skyrocketing. —

Michelle Fox, CNBC, 22 May 2026 With component prices skyrocketing, this is a good opportunity to pick up a capable portable for play. —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026 These two layers are the real skyrocketing opportunity of 21st-century brand-building and the highly refined customer engagement that is now possible! —

Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 With the referendum going before voters at a time when gas prices are skyrocketing, Republicans are trying to turn the tables on national Democrats’ messaging about affordability and lowering the cost of living during this year’s midterm elections. —

ABC News, 19 May 2026 Tomato prices are skyrocketing. —

Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026 The skyrocketing costs need to take a rest. —

Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Yet with the tool’s skyrocketing popularity, some experts worry about potential hallucinations or incomplete answers, the potential for doctors’ critical thinking skills to erode and more. —

Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 May 2026

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For one, tech behemoth Microsoft reported better-than-expected quarterly results recently and told investors that capital expenditures for the year will reach $190 billion due to soaring memory costs.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Denbil, chairman of Horn Gardens in the city of Hargeisa, says the delays, driven by disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East, are hitting farmers and families across the country, as soaring food and fuel prices deepen an already severe hunger crisis and push Somalia closer to famine.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 17 May 2026