as in soaring
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Recent Examples of skyrocketing
According to Pinterest’s 2025 Fall Trends Report, searches for preppy staples are skyrocketing as folks embrace this polished aesthetic.
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Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Few incomes kept up with the skyrocketing costs.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Layoffs don't appear to be skyrocketing out of control.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Treasure Valley has been facing a housing shortage, with skyrocketing rents over the last few years and increasing homelessness.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Perhaps a fine for infractions would compensate for some of the budget deficit instead of skyrocketing parking fees everywhere, especially at our beloved zoo and Balboa Park.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The skyrocketing demands of AI are pushing power grids, data centers and chipmakers to their limits—and the old ways of doing things simply can't hold up much longer.
—Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The cloud giant forecasted skyrocketing sales to $114 billion in the company's fiscal 2029, signalling demand for artificial intelligence processing will remain high over the next few years, and will require Oracle to build out new data centers.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Although the United States must build new power plants, these alone cannot produce enough electricity fast enough to meet skyrocketing demand.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
Few incomes kept up with the skyrocketing costs.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Layoffs don't appear to be skyrocketing out of control.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The Treasure Valley has been facing a housing shortage, with skyrocketing rents over the last few years and increasing homelessness.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Perhaps a fine for infractions would compensate for some of the budget deficit instead of skyrocketing parking fees everywhere, especially at our beloved zoo and Balboa Park.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
The skyrocketing demands of AI are pushing power grids, data centers and chipmakers to their limits—and the old ways of doing things simply can't hold up much longer.
—Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The cloud giant forecasted skyrocketing sales to $114 billion in the company's fiscal 2029, signalling demand for artificial intelligence processing will remain high over the next few years, and will require Oracle to build out new data centers.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Although the United States must build new power plants, these alone cannot produce enough electricity fast enough to meet skyrocketing demand.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for skyrocketing
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The company is exploring for new copper deposits in Angola, in the DRC’s Western Forelands, Kazakhstan, and Zambia amid soaring demand for the metal.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nscale was spun out to address soaring demand for data centers capable of handling AI workloads.—
Ryan Browne,Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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For many sectors, the challenge is first increasing awareness of the growing digital threat, before applying basic principles to stop many of the most common kinds of cyberattacks — then crafting solutions that could help defend these networks from more sophisticated actors on a massive scale.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Analysts say the shift is accelerating decision-making and increasing the likelihood of military action.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Skyrocketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skyrocketing. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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