skyrocket
skyrocket Lexical Profile
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• verb
To rise or increase extremely rapidly and steeply (especially of prices, costs, rates, or popularity).
"Housing prices in the metropolitan area began to skyrocket after the new technology hub opened."
To cause something or someone to rise very rapidly toward a high level or status.
"The viral performance helped skyrocket the young violinist to international fame."
• noun
A type of firework rocket that is propelled high into the sky before exploding in a display of sparks and colors, or used as a visual signal.
"The festival concluded with a dazzling display of skyrockets illuminating the night sky over the harbor."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 17th century as a compound of 'sky' and 'rocket', originally referring to a firework that explodes high in the air; the figurative verb sense meaning to rise rapidly emerged in American English in the late 19th century.
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