as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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As her version soars once again and becomes a bestseller, a very famous reworking of the tune manages to return as well.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025 -
After deciding on Wednesday to exempt automakers from the tariffs, lest the initiative send vehicle prices soaring, the White House then expanded the relief to other industries.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Accordingly, with no viable domestic production alternative, prices for end-users would increase.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Israel has also increased public funding for projects by Israeli filmmakers from West Bank settlements — the very enterprise that the film No Other Land criticizes as taking over Palestinian homes and land.—
Nuha Musleh,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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Following Trump’s victory in November, these stickers rocketed to bestseller status on Amazon and Etsy.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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The 400-foot-tall Starship system rocketed off the launch pad at SpaceX’s Starbase site near Brownsville, Texas, at 6:30 p.m. ET for its eighth test flight.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Shoot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoot%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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