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parabolic

[par-uh-bol-ik] / ˌpær əˈbɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
allegorical
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not representative untypical


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The parabolic performance of his hedge fund has given the 24-year-old Aschenbrenner a fan club on Wall Street, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"And don't forget the parabolic flights, they're also awesome fun."

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“Semiconductor and memory-related stocks have experienced parabolic advances since the March lows, with several momentum indicators reaching historically elevated levels,” said LPL Financial’s Buchbinder.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Any investor who got out in 1999 could have missed out on some strong returns, as the Nasdaq went parabolic during the final days of the bubble.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Nevertheless, his idealized parabolic trajectory in a vacuum was an essential precondition for the much more sophisticated analysis by Robins and Euler of actual trajectories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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