adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
meteoric (= very great and quick )
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What can explain their meteoric rise in popularity?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
rise
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This is not a meteoric rise and fall.
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With that performance, her meteoric rise from ballet dancer to actress was complete.
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Officer remuneration has enjoyed an even more meteoric rise .
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The meteoric rise in the popularity of Modern Art left my position at Sotheby's much undermined.
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But then injury cut short his meteoric rise .
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Equally though, nobody could possibly visualise the meteoric rise that lay ahead.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The film tells the story of Lee's meteoric rise from North Dakota radio singer to jazz legend.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A note of caution needs to be added concerning cementation in the meteoric vadose zone.
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In many modern examples, diagenetic reactions in the meteoric zones are minimal.
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Its meteoric ascent defied the usual explanations.
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Molinari has had a run of big moments in her meteoric political career, and this latest is fittingly pyrotechnic.
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Robert Fleck's rise was meteoric .
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This is not a meteoric rise and fall.
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Together, they showcase his combustible bop chops and sublime ballad skills, as well as his meteoric rise to prominence.