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parabolic

[par-uh-bol-ik] / ˌpær əˈbɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
allegorical
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
not representative untypical


Example Sentences

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"Demand has gone parabolic," chief executive Jensen Huang told analysts on a conference call.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

"Nvidia represents 8% of the S&P 500. Unless there's a belief in this continued parabolic growth it's difficult for investors to get super excited, although Nvidia posted outstanding numbers," she told the BBC.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Investors holding Intel, while happy, might be getting a little nervous holding a stock that’s gone parabolic.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“Whatever you call it—bubble or not—this is textbook parabolic price action,” wrote the team at BTIG.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Nevertheless, his idealized parabolic trajectory in a vacuum was an essential precondition for the much more sophisticated analysis by Robins and Euler of actual trajectories.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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