as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoot (up)
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In 2024, its value soared by 120%, surpassing the $100,000 threshold in December.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
Speeches will soar on promises of boundless possibility in the terrain ahead.—
Francine A. LeFrak,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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Whether that caution slows adoption or increases security maturity remains to be seen, but the message is unambiguous: the era of unchecked AI optimism in federal cybersecurity is over.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Mahan won his first term as mayor in 2022 with 51.3% of the vote after residents pushed to move the mayoral election to align with the presidential one to increase voter turnout.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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Jude Bellingham’s career is rocketing but what next for his younger brother, Jobe?—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Space travel is rocketing into the future, and medicine is working to keep up.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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