skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets
: to shoot up abruptly
prices are skyrocketing
Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence
Verb
His popularity skyrocketed after his latest movie.
the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket
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Aaron Kupchik, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
The report shows that from 2013 to 2022, insurance skyrocketed from around 8% to more than 20% of mortgage costs.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Price gouging ‘scared a whole lot of tourists away’
Ahead of the Games, prices for hotels and Airbnbs skyrocketed with the expectation that tourists would be willing to shell out for lodging.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the denial rates for H-1B visas skyrocketed to 24% in 2018 compared to 6% in 2015 under former President Barack Obama.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Immediately after desegregation went into effect, the rate skyrocketed to 64.6 suspensions per 100 students.
—Aaron Kupchik, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025
The report shows that from 2013 to 2022, insurance skyrocketed from around 8% to more than 20% of mortgage costs.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Price gouging ‘scared a whole lot of tourists away’
Ahead of the Games, prices for hotels and Airbnbs skyrocketed with the expectation that tourists would be willing to shell out for lodging.
—Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
During Trump’s first term, the denial rates for H-1B visas skyrocketed to 24% in 2018 compared to 6% in 2015 under former President Barack Obama.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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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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