meteoric
Example Sentences
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The rock story of the year was the meteoric rise of the New York band Geese, and its album “Getting Killed” easily lived up to the hype.
“Like any large company, the meteoric growth of the early years becomes more and more difficult to replicate,” said Matt Powell, the founder of Spurwink River, a retail consulting firm.
From New York Times
A love story comes into meteoric focus in this musical, which features a book by Rachel Bonds and a score by Zoe Sarnak.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, a meteoric rise would give the BBB significant influence, especially over policies aimed at limiting nitrogen pollution on farms, the single issue upon which it was founded in 2019.
From Reuters
In an interview with the Associated Press from his Tel Aviv home in 2015, on the occasion of accepting the Israel Prize, Topol traced his meteoric rise from modest beginnings to worldwide fame.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
