shoot up
verb
shot up; shooting up; shoots up
1
: to shoot or shoot at especially recklessly
cowboys shooting up the town
2
: to inject (a narcotic drug) into a vein
: to inject a narcotic into a vein
Examples of shoot up in a Sentence
gas prices shot up seemingly overnight
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If Trump takes back its 15 electors, his odds of winning shoot up to around 93%, according to Silver.
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Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That number shot up to 67% turnover among researchers, union members say.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
That average performance shoots up to 3.9% when looking at just the tightest races from that period.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Interestingly, that number shot up to 71% if the training was free and offered during regular work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
That number shot up to 67% turnover among researchers, union members say.
—Shawna Chen, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
That average performance shoots up to 3.9% when looking at just the tightest races from that period.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Interestingly, that number shot up to 71% if the training was free and offered during regular work.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Shoot up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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