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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The stock continued to rise after shooting up 13% on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Balances are shooting up because of market conditions and the auto-escalation of contribution rates.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 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 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

In my mind a shark was at that very second shooting up for me.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

shooting up

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