SKYROCKETING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

skyrocketing

verb

present participle of skyrocket

as in soaring

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

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Recent Examples of skyrocketing Amid skyrocketing measles cases, historic death counts, and dropping vaccination rates, public health messaging on the virus often emphasizes its potential harms. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026 The focus on the dark fleet is designed to address the skyrocketing cost of shipping. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Many Palestinian citizens of Israel feel that their government has failed to address skyrocketing violent crime in Arab communities. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026 Of course, balcony solar panels alone can’t solve skyrocketing utility bills or the climate crisis. — Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 The city’s independent ratepayer advocate, Timothy O’Connor, agreed that high temperatures were a big driver of the skyrocketing bills, with more people moving into Tier 2 and Tier 3. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Some call him a land hoarder, or a speculator who has cashed in on skyrocketing property values in gentrifying neighborhoods. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 But rather than hail this trend as proof of AI’s skyrocketing potential, many in the field — skeptics and boosters alike — take it as evidence that benchmarking itself has become fatally flawed. — Quanta Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 The core readings showed that skyrocketing fuel prices, particularly diesel, are trickling down. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

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Compton and Clark weave a folksy Celtic score, packed with thigh-slapping drinking songs, ethereal ballads and soaring earworms.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Feldstein Soto was bogged down by scandal and soaring civil liability costs for the city.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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But the company’s stock has gone nowhere over the past two years, as Instacart struggled to find new paths to growth while facing increasing competition from Amazon and Walmart’s grocery-delivery offerings.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
For a while, the music hangs there, pieces echoing each other with increasing intensity.

— Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026

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