skyrocket
noun
a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
has been skyrocketing
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present perfect progressiveof skyrocket (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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However, the cost of food and other necessities has been skyrocketing, and the country is facing a debt crisis as it struggles to make payments.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
This has been skyrocketing under the presidency of Mr Kenyatta, and now amounts to some 68% of GDP.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2022
But in 2021, Vietnam’s “demand for medical devices has been skyrocketing, giving rise to more corruption opportunities,” warned international law firm Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance News.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
It also was not initially visible what distinguished this encampment clearance from the ones in cities such as Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, where the number of homeless people has been skyrocketing along with frustrations.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
They are a delicacy long prized in Japan, and the demand from Hawaiian chefs has been skyrocketing.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2010
