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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
skyrocket .
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Examples
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Launching of cohetes, homemade skyrockets, is a tradition in Mexico going back centuries when the noise was considered to scare away the devil and vanish all evil.
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Launching of cohetes, homemade skyrockets, is a tradition in Mexico going back centuries when the noise was considered to scare away the devil and vanish all evil.
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If the city moves forward with construction of the rail corridor as well as planned Transitway extensions in the east and west ends of the city and some park-and-ride lots, the pricetag skyrockets to $3.1 billion by the time the first phase of the project is completed in
Ottawa Sun 2009
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At the same time, public consumption skyrockets, meaning more imports.
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Now, 35 years older and wiser, I totally get it that the whole "skyrockets" thing is one o' them there metaphors.
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Now, 35 years older and wiser, I totally get it that the whole "skyrockets" thing is one o' them there metaphors.
Archive 2010-05-01 2010
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At the same time, public consumption skyrockets, meaning more imports.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Southern Brooklyn murder rate 'skyrockets' in 2008
pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009
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The merchandise side which is very real and extra important -- get the moichendise into the customer's hands and the likelihood of a sale absolutely skyrockets.
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The current GOP argument is the same one used as Bush – gas is cheap … please remember not to complain when the price skyrockets again and there is no substitute, because you wanted to “protect the polluters” and not fund research – IDIOTIC!
Wonk Room » Sen. Robert Casey Joins Filibuster Threat Against Obama’s Cap And Trade Plan 2009
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