skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
Synonyms
Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
Recent Examples on the Web
Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Extreme shortages in Gaza have caused wartime prices for basic necessities like flour to skyrocket.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Stock-market kingpin Nvidia may have seen its value skyrocket because of AI’s possibilities, but its revenues were undergirded by a massive base of game players acquiring its graphics cards.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Splashes of orange, red, purple, and yellow benefit from diverse soil that yields species like lupine, Giant Indian Paintbrush, Sierra tiger lily, crimson columbine, and skyrocket, among others.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Mille typically makes 35 cheesecakes each week for commercial accounts, but demand skyrockets during the holiday season.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that monopoly at the high-end saw Nvidia's pricing skyrocket too, which is the worry with the RTX 5000-series if AMD lacks any competition here.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While various brands have seen their popularity skyrocket (and taper off) with the trends, America’s recent obsession with the 40 oz.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
McMahon ultimately returned to the company on Jan. 5, 2023, causing the WWE’s stock price to skyrocket, kicking off the sales process that eventually led to the deal with Endeavor.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But skyrocketing housing costs, along with return-to-office mandates, have dampened migration to the area.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Housing, food, utilities, and healthcare costs have skyrocketed since then.
—Kolandro Bramble, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
Not everyone is happy about it Feb. 9, 2023
In Arizona, which Biden won by just 10,000 votes in 2020, home prices and rents have skyrocketed as well, as the unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, at 3.7%.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Maricopa County wants to explore it Fundraising for US Rep. Ruben Gallego skyrockets with Kyrsten Sinema out of Senate race Arizona lawmakers could move to a once-a-week work schedule.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn about 20 of the best white label suppliers that will help to skyrocket your brand to success.
—Luke Knapp, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The volume of trading in the stock has not skyrocketed.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
That means the jackpot has skyrocketed over $1 billion.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
The cost of repairing water damage skyrockets due to unnecessary mold tests, unnecessary consultants, delay in leak repair and drying (the typical cause of mold buildup), excessive demolition, unnecessary mold hunts, overuse of emergency contractors, and foregoing competitive repair bids.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Extreme shortages in Gaza have caused wartime prices for basic necessities like flour to skyrocket.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
Stock-market kingpin Nvidia may have seen its value skyrocket because of AI’s possibilities, but its revenues were undergirded by a massive base of game players acquiring its graphics cards.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Splashes of orange, red, purple, and yellow benefit from diverse soil that yields species like lupine, Giant Indian Paintbrush, Sierra tiger lily, crimson columbine, and skyrocket, among others.
—Krista Simmons and J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Mille typically makes 35 cheesecakes each week for commercial accounts, but demand skyrockets during the holiday season.
—Lisa Waterman Gray, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that monopoly at the high-end saw Nvidia's pricing skyrocket too, which is the worry with the RTX 5000-series if AMD lacks any competition here.
—Antony Leather, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
While various brands have seen their popularity skyrocket (and taper off) with the trends, America’s recent obsession with the 40 oz.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
McMahon ultimately returned to the company on Jan. 5, 2023, causing the WWE’s stock price to skyrocket, kicking off the sales process that eventually led to the deal with Endeavor.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2024
Verb
The format has been around for a while, but amidst the FOMO that comes with skyrocketing cryptocurrency prices, people are particularly vulnerable.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
But skyrocketing housing costs, along with return-to-office mandates, have dampened migration to the area.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Housing, food, utilities, and healthcare costs have skyrocketed since then.
—Kolandro Bramble, Essence, 12 Apr. 2024
Not everyone is happy about it Feb. 9, 2023
In Arizona, which Biden won by just 10,000 votes in 2020, home prices and rents have skyrocketed as well, as the unemployment rate remains lower than the national average, at 3.7%.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Maricopa County wants to explore it Fundraising for US Rep. Ruben Gallego skyrockets with Kyrsten Sinema out of Senate race Arizona lawmakers could move to a once-a-week work schedule.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
Keep reading to learn about 20 of the best white label suppliers that will help to skyrocket your brand to success.
—Luke Knapp, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
The volume of trading in the stock has not skyrocketed.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
That means the jackpot has skyrocketed over $1 billion.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
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skyrocket
1 of 2 noun
sky·rock·et
ˈskī-ˌräk-ət 
skyrocket
2 of 2 verb1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly
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