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Definition of Skyrocketing
1. skyrocket [v] - See also: skyrocket
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skyrocketing
Literary usage of Skyrocketing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Vision of Change for America: President Clinton's Economic Proposal by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"skyrocketing premiums have forced many businesses to drop or curtail health
coverage for their workers, swelling the ranks of the uninsured. ..."
2. Youth Violence: Developing Local and State Solutions Hearings Before the edited by Fred Thompson (1998)
"At a time when the crime rate is pretty well leveling off nationwide, the juvenile
crime rate is skyrocketing. Along with that, the drug usage among ..."
3. Punitive Damages: Tort Reform & Fda Defenses: Hearings Before the Committee edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"Proponents of reform assert that awards are skyrocketing to unprecedented
levels.83 We will examine this concern by looking at punitive damage award ..."
4. Empowering Families, Helping Adolescents: Family-Centered Treatment of edited by Wendy Snyder (1996)
"Thus, recent skyrocketing rates of adolescent psychiatric and AODA treatment
admissions may reflect the combination of better coverage for inpatient than ..."
5. Class War in America: How Economic and Political Conservatives are by Charles M. Kelly (2000)
"Under the head, "Stock Market Regains High Spirits After Shaking Off October
Demons," it observed that Stocks are skyrocketing. Amid signs that inflation is ..."