skyrocket

1 of 2

noun

sky·​rock·​et ˈskī-ˌrä-kət How to pronounce skyrocket (audio)

skyrocket

2 of 2

verb

skyrocketed; skyrocketing; skyrockets

transitive verb

1
: to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly
2

intransitive verb

: 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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Verb
Try it—your team will thank you, and your productivity will skyrocket. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Egg prices skyrocketed 53% over the past year, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed last month. Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025 Interest skyrocketed with more than 16,000 preorders pouring in for the $60 skort, a 1,661% rise in sales, according to Ho. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 What Impact Did Insurers' Money-Shifting Have? For Birnbaum, the money-shifting operated by Florida insurers played a part in the crisis of the past few years, when premiums skyrocketed and availability shrank across the state's market. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skyrocket

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1673, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1886, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of skyrocket was in 1673

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“Skyrocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyrocket. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

skyrocket

1 of 2 noun
sky·​rock·​et ˈskī-ˌräk-ət How to pronounce skyrocket (audio)

skyrocket

2 of 2 verb
1
: to shoot up suddenly
costs have skyrocketed
2
: to cause to rise or increase rapidly

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