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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

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The protagonists of those shows and raunchier offshoots like “Bachelor in Paradise” often found their social followings shooting up into the millions, jump-starting careers or side hustles pitching vitamin gummies or meal kits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

See more on utility bills: Electric bills are shooting up more than 7% this winter.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

The plant can grow rapidly in the denuded landscape, sometimes shooting up to its maximum height of nearly 10 feet within a year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2025

Smoke swirled like the mahalath, and fire was shooting up behind an edge of shattered rooftops.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

shooting up

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