meteoric
Example Sentences
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After a meteoric rise, Saturday's match against Ireland - which England likely need to win to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive - will be Pollock's first Test start.
From BBC
“AI demand is rising meteorically, but we don’t expect this growth rate to be sustained,” the company said.
When the last Olympics took place, Von Allmen was yet to make his World Cup debut but he has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top.
From BBC
The recent slide in precious metals like gold and silver -- as investors locked in profits after their meteoric rise -- was one of the main triggers for bitcoin's slump.
From Barron's
The metal’s meteoric rise, analysts say, had been supported less by rising industrial demand or lack of supply, and more by speculators betting on a shifting global order and growing distrust of the U.S. dollar.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.