meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmē-tē-ˈȯr-ik 
-ˈär-
1
a
: of or relating to a meteor
b
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
2
: of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere
meteoric water
Examples of meteoric in a Sentence
a meteoric rise to fame
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This influential pair very likely steered Lan’s meteoric rise and her subsequent fall from grace.
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Ice Spice 2023’s hip-hop breakout Ice Spice is making her Coachella debut hot on the heels of her meteoric rise.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Get to The Point With the meteoric rise of TikTok came the downfall of the attention span.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
The meteoric rise of a group of right-wing pseudonymous influencers who act as alternative information sources has been more recent.
—Ali Swenson and Melissa Goldin, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
Their meteoric rise to fame over the past year includes eight entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and numerous chart achievements.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The win catapulted her into the limelight, partly because of her late start and meteoric rise in a game that usually takes years to master, and partly because of her youth and appearance.
—Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
That didn’t stop Brock Purdy’s meteoric rise to becoming a Super Bowl quarterback.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Its meteoric growth over the past year came as artificial intelligence mania consumedWall Street and helped power a ferocious bull market.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Ice Spice 2023’s hip-hop breakout Ice Spice is making her Coachella debut hot on the heels of her meteoric rise.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Get to The Point With the meteoric rise of TikTok came the downfall of the attention span.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
The meteoric rise of a group of right-wing pseudonymous influencers who act as alternative information sources has been more recent.
—Ali Swenson and Melissa Goldin, Quartz, 6 Apr. 2024
Their meteoric rise to fame over the past year includes eight entries on the Billboard Hot 100 and numerous chart achievements.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
The win catapulted her into the limelight, partly because of her late start and meteoric rise in a game that usually takes years to master, and partly because of her youth and appearance.
—Dylan Loeb McClain, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
That didn’t stop Brock Purdy’s meteoric rise to becoming a Super Bowl quarterback.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024
Its meteoric growth over the past year came as artificial intelligence mania consumedWall Street and helped power a ferocious bull market.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
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meteoric
adjective
me·te·or·ic
ˌmēt-ē-ˈȯr-ik
-ˈär-
1
: of or relating to a meteor
a meteoric shower
2
: resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and temporary brilliance
a meteoric rise to fame
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