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parabolic

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


Example Sentences

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“Our view remains that we will see an equal and opposite reaction to the parabolic advance we have seen” over the last few weeks in tech, semiconductors and AI.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The riveting gains for microchip stocks have many analysts drawing parallels to 1999, just ahead of the dot-com crash, when the build-out of a key technology led to parabolic moves and frenzied speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Now, the chip maker’s shares are going parabolic, notching their first record in 26 years, then soaring past it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

That helps lend credence to Krinsky’s description of how parabolic rallies end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 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