stratospheric
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7.3
- adjective
- /ˌstrætəˈsfɛrɪk/
:
estratosférico
- It's reasonable then that Riot Games would celebrate this fact with a tribute to the culture that has helped its stratospheric rise.
- stratospheric prices
- stratospheric level
- stratospheric heights
Examples
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Although the new senators have so far supported most of Putin's initiatives, this allegiance reflects not institutional change but a political deal between regional and central elites (see below), along with Putin's current stratospheric popularity.
Academic text (2002) -
Comparisons between the two are never far away, partly due to stratospheric record sales, brooding lyrics, and a shared vocal talent.
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Still, it seems like an unusually stratospheric figure.
Blog text (25) -
Acknowledge it to the world and let that be your transparent and authentic path to stratospheric success!
Blog text (10) -
By his own stratospheric standards, his performance had been a failure, while by any rational ones it had been a stupendous success.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Patty says your approval numbers are going stratospheric," he said a little resentfully.
Fiction book (2001) -
"We didn't foresee anything like this stratospheric growth in such a short time," says Rubin.
Academic text (2003) -
Consider the case of Charlie Crist, who enjoyed a "stratospheric" job-approval rating of 73 percent three months into his first term, according to a March 2007 Quinnipiac poll.
Blog text (19) -
Instead, it is shuttling people like CEO Daniel Ek towards stratospheric riches, fattening major labels, and potentially giving Goldman Sachs bankers another joyride.
Blog text (18) -
The company's profits reached stratospheric levels last quarter, surprising many analysts.
Synonyms
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4.5
To be blown very high into the sky by an explosion
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7.9
Much higher than normal or expected
Very tall, like a high building, or very large in amount
Antonyms
Compounds
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
stratospheric = stratosphere (semi-transparent) = stratosphere + ic
Formed from 'stratosphere' + '-ic' but used metaphorically to mean 'extremely high', so the structural relation is clear but the meaning is a figurative extension.
Etymology
A helpful way to remember stratospheric when it is used about prices or levels is to think of something rising into the stratosphere, the sky's high 'layer'. That's why calling a cost or amount stratospheric means it is extremely high.