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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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as in soared
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocketed
Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, climbing back over $100,000 per bitcoin as FOMO sweeps Wall Street.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Here’s an innocent child who has rocketed to fame, and, because of that, a corner of the internet has collectively decided to worship him.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since announcing his belief that the US should stockpile the digital currency at a convention in the summer of 2024, the price of Bitcoin has rocketed, and mainstream interest in its use as an investment vehicle is off the scale.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 30-year-old from Uzbekistan has rocketed up the UFC rankings thanks to a 100 percent finishing rate.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Not only has the narrative timeline rocketed forward, but so has the technology used to depict it.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight.
—Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Well — rocketed up the sales charts, outstripping titles with much larger budgets.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Here’s an innocent child who has rocketed to fame, and, because of that, a corner of the internet has collectively decided to worship him.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Since announcing his belief that the US should stockpile the digital currency at a convention in the summer of 2024, the price of Bitcoin has rocketed, and mainstream interest in its use as an investment vehicle is off the scale.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The 30-year-old from Uzbekistan has rocketed up the UFC rankings thanks to a 100 percent finishing rate.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Not only has the narrative timeline rocketed forward, but so has the technology used to depict it.
—Simon Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5, the first to ride Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight.
—Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Well — rocketed up the sales charts, outstripping titles with much larger budgets.
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rocketed
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Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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On Saturday, a Blue Ash officer was sent to the hospital after an impaired driver drove through the scene of a deadly crash on the Ronald Reagan Cross Country Highway, hitting a police cruiser.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Tippett aggressively zipped over to Sillinger and laid him out, upending the young center before making his way to the bench for a line change.Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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And the quarter-zip top can be zipped all the way up to protect your neck from the elements.Nicol Natale, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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This time, my dog took off and ran into the yard of a house bordering the park.James Parker, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Rocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocketed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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