Meaning & use
Skyrocketed
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Increased very rapidly and dramatically.
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Demand for the product skyrocketed after the celebrity endorsement went viral.
Housing prices in the city skyrocketed over the past decade.
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The word evokes the image of a firework rocket shooting suddenly upward, making it especially vivid for describing sharp increases.
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