skyrocket
noun
sky·rock·et
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Definition of skyrocket
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skyrocket
verb
skyrocketed;
skyrocketing;
skyrockets
Definition of skyrocket (Entry 2 of 2)
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
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Synonyms & Antonyms for skyrocket
Synonyms: Verb
rocket, shoot (up), soar, zoom
Antonyms: Verb
nose-dive, plummet, plunge, slump, tumble
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Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie. the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocketRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
DuPell points out that his neighbor – ironically himself an insurance agent – saw his annual homeowner's insurance rate skyrocket from $1,200 to $4,000. — Ed Leefeldt, CBS News, "After wildfires, hundreds of thousands of Californians can't get insurance," 30 Aug. 2019 The motivational speaker and best-selling author saw her brand skyrocket after an Instagram post of her proudly displaying her stretch marks in a bikini went viral in 2015. — Laura Turner, Vox, "A brief history of “doing life together”," 2 Aug. 2019 Their additions of both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant in free agency will likely see their worth skyrocket in the coming years. — SI.com, "The 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams in the World," 24 July 2019 Ex-contestants invariably see their social media follower count skyrocket into the millions. — Dominic Rech And Rob Picheta, CNN, "Love Island: Is Britain's hit show genius or dangerous?," 28 July 2019 The population of Downtown Los Angeles, which encompasses Skid Row and a number of other smaller neighborhoods, has seen its population skyrocket from just 18,000 people two decades ago to currently 76,000. — Andrew O'reilly | Fox News, Fox News, "LA push to develop Skid Row prompts new clashes in California's homeless crisis," 14 July 2019 Robinson's form should see his rating on FIFA 20 skyrocket from his FIFA 19 incarnation. — Gonzalo Martínez, SI.com, "FIFA 20: Every Atlanta United Player's Predicted Ultimate Team Rating," 10 July 2019 The president has seen numbers of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border skyrocket under his term despite his hardline policies and tough-talk. — CBS News, "Acting DHS secretary expects border crossings to drop by 25% in June," 28 June 2019 That means most consumer-grade fireworks, from Roman candles and skyrockets to pinwheels and morning glories, are prohibited in the Buckeye State. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati.com, "Can I shoot off fireworks in my backyard? Not legally in Ohio.," 30 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Bankruptcy filings began to skyrocket in 2015, peaking in 2016 and then slowing down afterwards. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Energy bankruptcies back on the rise in 2019," 15 Aug. 2019 Following an a surprisingly frank and self-deprecating marketing campaign, in which the company admitted its prior pizzas tasted like cardboard, Domino’s new approach was met with enthusiasm, and its sales began to skyrocket. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Domino’s asks the Supreme Court to shut down a lawsuit requiring its website be accessible to blind people," 1 Aug. 2019 By 2026, this figure is expected to skyrocket to 130 million. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "India’s hyperloop plans were all talk—until now," 1 Aug. 2019 In March 2018, the city council in Plattsburgh, New York, enacted the first crypto-mining moratorium in the US after heavy electricity use by miners caused residents’ rates to skyrocket. — Mark Dent, WIRED, "The Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin—and Lost," 11 July 2019 The economy fell sharply in early 2002 but began to skyrocket after that. — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, "Fernando de la Rúa, Argentine leader who fled office besieged by riots, dies at 81," 9 July 2019 Nine months later, as tensions escalate between the two countries, Soleimani sits in a detention center just south of Atlanta embroiled in a legal fight over the application of sweeping US sanctions that have caused prices to skyrocket in Iran. — Kat Brumback, BostonGlobe.com, "Iranian scientists accused of violating US sanctions," 7 July 2019 Apprehensions of migrant families and unaccompanied children near the U.S.-Mexico border continued to skyrocket last month, with U.S. authorities detaining or turning away more than 140,000 people — including about 84,000 families and 11,000 minors. — Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, "Border apprehensions of migrant families and children continue to skyrocket in May," 5 June 2019 Getty Images Summer is officially here, which means the number of Insta photos featuring your hands is about to skyrocket. — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, "10 Easy and Fun Nail Designs to Copy This Summer," 7 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'skyrocket.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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