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shooting up

ADJECTIVE

budding

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burgeoning fledgling growing incipient nascent promising

STRONG

beginning blossoming germinal germinating maturing opening potential pullulating sprouting vegetating young

WEAK

bursting forth embryonic fresh pubescent

Antonyms

WEAK

dying shrinking withering

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The stock continued to rise after shooting up 13% on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Gold and silver futures both hit intraday record highs, with the latter shooting up over 4% to top $90 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

It’s no coincidence that buyers were coping with fast-rising home prices and mortgage rates shooting up to over 7% during that period.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Neighbour Charlie Daines was in her garden when she heard "an almighty explosion" and witnessed the house "shooting up into the air".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

She did not bother to shake it out before transforming into an owl and shooting up toward the air, leaving Boaz and the grave behind, the ring on its chain dangling from her talons.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

shooting up

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