SKYROCKETED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skyrocketed

verb

past tense of skyrocket

as in soared

to rise abruptly and rapidly the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket

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Recent Examples of skyrocketed While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Months later, a Reddit post linked to it, page views skyrocketed from 8,000 to more than a million and Hollywood came calling. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026 Fares keep climbing The price of plane tickets has skyrocketed as airlines grapple with a spike in jet fuel prices, their biggest expense after labor, and pass more of those costs on to customers. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 But private developers and homeowners will want higher rents to offset their investments, especially because construction and labor costs have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Diesel prices have skyrocketed since the start of the war in Iran in late February. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Tuition and fees at many colleges and universities have skyrocketed. — Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The rise of loans at Americans’ fingertips Short-term financing has skyrocketed in popularity since the pandemic, when the emergence of these on-demand pay tools, as well as buy-now, pay-later apps aligned with increases in inflation. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Prices have skyrocketed over the years, while subscriptions have become increasingly limiting, requiring sign-ins, license activations, and active internet connections. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026

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That squeeze has been compounded as the cost of groceries, gas and health insurance have also soared.

— Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026
Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

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During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

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