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rocketing

VERB

shoot up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend climb escalate grow lift rise sail skyrocket soar take off zoom

STRONG

tower

WEAK

go through the ceiling

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend diminish drop go down lessen lower weaken

Example Sentences

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Like his counterparts in Phoenix, dealer Matt Bowers was scratching his head earlier this year when he noticed Carvana’s Dallas store rocketing up the Stellantis sales charts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Private equity was especially benefited between around 1982 and 2000 by rocketing stock-market values and collapsing interest rates.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The euphoria sent equities rocketing on hopes the crisis that has shocked the global economy for more than a month will come to an end.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

I released the tide and jumped, rocketing straight over Ares on a wave.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan