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    skyrocket
    /ˈskʌɪˌrɒkɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

    verb

    • 1. (of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly: informal "the cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed"

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  3. Skyrocket means to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress towards success. See how to use this verb in different contexts and synonyms, translations and pronunciation.

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      SKYROCKET meaning: 1. to rise extremely quickly or make...

  4. 1. : to cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly. 2. : catapult. intransitive verb. : to shoot up abruptly. prices are skyrocketing. Synonyms. Verb. rocket. shoot (up) soar. zoom. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of skyrocket in a Sentence.

  5. noun. 1. a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.

  6. Skyrocket means to rise extremely quickly or make extremely quick progress toward success. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see synonyms, translations and pronunciation tips.

  7. Skyrocket can be a noun for a firework, a plant or a cheer, or a verb for something that rises or increases rapidly. Learn the origin, history and examples of skyrocket from Dictionary.com.

  8. When something skyrockets, it shoots up. Immediately after the Winter Olympics, interest in ice skating, bobsledding, and curling tends to skyrocket, or increase suddenly and dramatically. The verb skyrocket is good to use when something grows or shoots up as abruptly as a firework.

  9. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb skyrocket, which means to rise quickly to a very high level. See example sentences and synonyms for skyrocket in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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