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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Adding to the pain, a spike in fuel prices from the Iran war has sent costs for air conditioning and back-up generators shooting up alongside the mercury.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Six Flags shares were shooting up on the news of Jana’s involvement, and the two men excitedly scurried away to talk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

Skipper’s stock has been shooting up after delivering a top-10 victory to a previously winless team.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

I asked the man, to break the silence shooting up around me on all sides, thick as jungle grass.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

shooting up

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