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.
skyrocketed
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past participleof skyrocket.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof skyrocket.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
skyrocketnouna rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
Example Sentences
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In the fields, the cost of diesel needed to run combines as farmers start harvesting soybeans, corn and other crops this month has skyrocketed more than 67 percent since February.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But in the 15 years since, the price of one Bitcoin had skyrocketed as high as $126,000, in 2025, only to fall back down to about $76,000 at the time of the conference.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
Founded in Massachusetts in the early 1900s, the popularity of Converse has skyrocketed since its Chuck Taylor sneaker was first introduced to US basketball courts in 1917.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
At the start of 2026, the average domestic airfare was $290, according to Kayak’s airfare tracker; by Sept. 7, the average fare had skyrocketed to $397.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
When he said no, my morale skyrocketed, for I suspected that we now had the answer to the riddle of why the number of purine residues exactly equaled the number of pyrimidine residues.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
