1
as in to speed
to proceed or move quickly
the startled cat rocketed out of the room
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2
as in to soar
to rise abruptly and rapidly
the child actor rocketed to stardom at the age of eight
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Recent Examples of rocket
Ford is on pace to rocket past its 2024 Mustang Mach-E sales.
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Charles Singh, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
In recent years, WNBA attendance, television ratings and merchandise sales have sky-rocketed.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The 46-year-old standup had been growing his audience for two decades when, in 2023, his viral SNL hosting gig rocketed him to the comedy stratosphere.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
Four of the late Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk‘s books have rocketed up Amazon’s bestseller list after his death.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
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And speaking of cleanup, they can be washed in the dishwasher to speed up the process.—
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Only nine of those 32 years were profitable on a division-wide basis, the two most recent being in 2016-17 and 2017-18 and coming as a result of that huge 2016-19 TV rights deal, as massive revenue increases sped past cost growth.—
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman followed through on his pledge to control rents, ordering on Thursday a five-year freeze on residential and commercial leases in Riyadh to curb soaring prices.—
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Jonny Greenwood’s score moves between soaring strings and dissonant piano keys, alternately soothing and anxious; a few pieces composed by Jon Brion add an ambient layer of wistfulness.—
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This time, as Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres raced toward the ball, Kwan advanced to third.—
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The technology has rapidly developed since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, and companies are racing to build more powerful models, but some experts warn of potentially deadly risks and have called for safeguards.—
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Also, there is no Santa, but Alexia’s gay Jonny is there to trash-talk Todd once more before flying home to Spain.—
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The weapon can also fly more than 45 miles to strike mobile targets, reducing the amount of time that aircrews spend in harm’s way.—
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Even on Tuesday morning, mere days before the Vikings’ 195-or-so-person traveling party arrives, Martin was sorting through specifics.—
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In March, a large sinkhole opened up in front of a motorcyclist traveling in the South Korean capital, Seoul.—
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Jarda hurried over with a large beer and a vodka and set them in front of her.—
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That's why Amazon shoppers are hurrying to grab a soft and fluffy comforter for fall.—
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While OpenAI says that scaling is key to driving innovation and future AI breakthroughs, investors and analysts are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the mindboggling sums.—
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And entertainment, in my opinion, drives fashion culture.—
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Given the New York Mets' collapse, the team didn't have to worry too much about rushing him back for the final stretch of the regular season.—
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But not everyone agreed that this mom would be better off picking her battles before rushing into an argument that could cost her a peaceful relationship with her in-laws.—
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“Rocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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