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shoot up

[shoot-uhp] / ˈʃutˌʌp /














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United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby previously warned that fares could shoot up as much as 20% because of war-related shortages of fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But starting in 2024, prices of existing homes started to shoot up and the gap closed.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

When I see college students doing that at Columbia’s campus, I don’t think they’re going to shoot up a beach in Australia.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

The remarks saw the chances of a cut shoot up to about 70 percent, from 35 percent earlier.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Clusters of reeds shoot up like spiked anchors around the perimeter.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson