skyrocket
verb/ˈskaɪˌrɑkɪt/
Frequency rank: #15,921 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to rise or increase very rapidly and steeply.
Example sentence
After the famous actor endorsed the product, its sales began to skyrocket.
Synonyms & related words
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