meteoric
Example Sentences
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The rock story of the year was the meteoric rise of the New York band Geese, and its album “Getting Killed” easily lived up to the hype.
Her rise has been meteoric – she only took up the sport professionally less than two years ago.
From BBC
It was on the meteoric speed and power of the rally, happening despite deaths, lockdowns, and other consequences of the still-spreading virus.
From Barron's
“Defendants and their allies have routinely suggested that the meteoric rise in autism rates is being driven by changed diagnostic criteria and greater awareness about autism,” the lawsuit says.
It would also be a meteoric rise for someone who has only just become chief executive of a publicly traded company.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
