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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

"It was shooting up the hill really fast because of the dry conditions and the wind," she told BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

They spun for a few seconds before shooting up out of a toilet into a cubicle.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

shooting up

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