Adjective : his meteoric rise in politics. From Dictionary.com.
As the market works its will, bike prices will rise meteorically. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Bubble.] Reference
Former local mayor there and person whose political star is meteorically rising. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2008] Reference
Sales of MP3s have grown meteorically, but overall music industry sales is down 50%. From Wordnik.com. [Amazon Pulls First Second Books, Other Macmillan Titles » Comics Worth Reading] Reference
Does it become meteorically successful now as a consequence of putting those questions to Hillary Clinton?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Reliable Sources: Relationship Between Hillary Clinton and New York Media Goes Sour; How Does Media Factor in on Campaign Trail? - January 22, 2000] Reference
And it will continue to rise meteorically, as millions of his fans subscribe to Sirius the closer we get to January. From Wordnik.com. [Howard on 60 Minutes « BuzzMachine] Reference
His career rose meteorically, and at a very young age he was the backfield coordinator of a college football program. From Wordnik.com. [The Shepherd’s Song] Reference
Since then, China's economy has risen meteorically, yet it is weaker both politically and militarily, in relative terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Twilight of Supremacy] Reference
According to the poll, concern over crime raised meteorically since 1994 when only six percent felt it was a major problem. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
I was a bit miffed, I said, that Brown had risen meteorically by trading on the name recognition of his father, former Governor Pat Brown. From Wordnik.com. [Richard H. Smith: THE LAST HURRAH OF JERRY BROWN] Reference
Even before the collapse of his marriage he had been climbing meteorically, surpassing his wife's old-line, fourth-generation Navy relatives. From Wordnik.com. [Starfishers]
While, my initial judgment on (b.o.) was that anybody who rose so meteorically was certainly some Very Important Patriotic Machine's cat's paw. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: Isn't it JUST SUPER!] Reference
The SMT are now openly fighting each other, meteorically speaking, and every thing is O.K. In My force, service or whatever they brand it as now has collapsed and is no longer functioning. From Wordnik.com. [Pizza Toppings « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
The commodities markets, on the other hand, are beset by speculation in energy futures, causing prices to rise meteorically (like housing prices rose on speculation over the past several years). From Wordnik.com. [Why Gas Prices are So High and What We Can Do About it] Reference
The students, at least, swore by his name, and Fettes believed himself, and was believed by others, to have laid the foundations of success when he had acquired the favour of this meteorically famous man. From Wordnik.com. [The Body-Snatcher] Reference
Both have risen meteorically in their respective workplaces, making the heads of more seasoned types whip around, but they don't mind the gawking (or whispering), they'll just work a little harder like they always do. From Wordnik.com. [Rachel Sklar: The Mad Men (and Women!) of Morning Joe] Reference
JAM: Both you and Barack Obama have risen meteorically in politics. From Wordnik.com. [Blogbharti] Reference
He then rose meteorically in the City of London as an investment banker. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Gold's rising meteorically - that is, if you have to pay for it with pound sterling. From Wordnik.com. [Gold Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
So can Avanti's share price rise as meteorically as its satellite is scheduled to do?. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
He was progressing, though not so meteorically as Bauer and Schabelitz had predicted. From Wordnik.com. [Fanny Herself] Reference
Her bearing was that of a barbaric princess, and a princess of meteorically vivid beauty. From Wordnik.com. [A Pagan of the Hills] Reference
Within the last four years the "evangelical left" has risen meteorically to a place of influence and prominence. From Wordnik.com. [Crosswalk.com - Home] Reference
The 5-year-old Zenyatta, who defeated 11 of the best boys in the Breeders 'Cup Classic, roaring meteorically from last place to the wire?. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Opinion] Reference
Popular, he could own that he was, but not meteorically; rather by reason of his willingness to receive light than his desire to shed it. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Short Works of George Meredith] Reference
Two main factors have driven the teardown trend: Suburbanites returning to cities and urban land values rising meteorically in relation to home values. From Wordnik.com. [All Today's News - Sightline Daily] Reference
The Kiwi has risen meteorically since Q1 this year and up until now has shown no signs of slowing, with the NZD trade weighted Index, rising nearly 25%. From Wordnik.com. [FXstreet.com] Reference
The technological means by which such information may now be shared has exploded - that is what has changed meteorically, not the collapse of privacy as a social norm. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Thai financial system, which had expanded meteorically with little oversight during Thailand's boom years, and helped trigger the devastating 1997 Asian financial crisis. From Wordnik.com. [The Shad Plank] Reference
For President Obama, admittedly a certified socialist with fascist tendencies, to have arisen so far, so fast, so meteorically in just over two years is simply amazing to me. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Mere students, (to-be-engineers precisely), the impact the Premier League had on us grew meteorically and soon our lives became synonymous with the League and to be more exact, Arsenal. From Wordnik.com. [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference
Financial Times 'John Gapper says the prototypal "Davos Man" -- the international captain of finance whose prominence and significance has risen meteorically in recent decades -- seemed humbled. From Wordnik.com. [CFR.org -] Reference
Its failure exposed the weaknesses of the Thai financial system, which had expanded meteorically with little oversight during Thailand's boom years, and helped trigger the devastating 1997 Asian financial crisis. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The bank's failure exposed the weaknesses of the Thai financial system, which had expanded meteorically with little oversight during Thailand's boom years, and helped trigger the devastating 1997 Asian financial crisis. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
Yadav's political fortunes rose meteorically. From Wordnik.com. [A Person of the Year: Nitish Kumar] Reference
Their spirits rose meteorically. From Wordnik.com. ["Contemptible", by "Casualty"] Reference
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