meteoric
adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of meteors.
meteorically
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a word derived from
meteoric.
Example Sentences
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Though shares traded higher on their first day of trading—and have risen meteorically since—Wall Street scoffed at the attempted modernization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The second-term governor’s star has risen meteorically since her 2022 reelection brought Democratic majorities into the state Legislature for the first time in more than a decade.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2024
When Sherman emerged, meteorically, in the late 1970s, it was with an extended series of black and white photographs she took of herself.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
But it was possible to see their confidence and swagger increase, gradually and then meteorically, with every positive offensive possession or defensive stand.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
The students, at least, swore by his name, and Fettes believed himself, and was believed by others, to have laid the foundations of success when he had acquired the favour of this meteorically famous man.
From Tales and Fantasies by Robert Louis Stevenson
