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as in to rise
to move or extend upward
the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris
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as in to increase
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage
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as in climb
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire
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Recent Examples of soar
Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
While the wealthy own the majority of stock, Main Street’s participation has soared with the advent of individual retirement accounts in the 1970s and 401(k)s in the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
All create an environment in which Redwood's character's soar — and quite literally, too, thanks to climbing choreography and vertical movement by BANDALOOP that propels the show's actors high into the air.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The index was down as much as 15 percent this time around, at least until Wednesday's shock announcement sent it soaring nearly 10 percent.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
While the wealthy own the majority of stock, Main Street’s participation has soared with the advent of individual retirement accounts in the 1970s and 401(k)s in the presidency of Ronald Reagan.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
The latest news on Li Auto’s first-ever electric sports utility vehicle is helping its stock soar.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
All create an environment in which Redwood's character's soar — and quite literally, too, thanks to climbing choreography and vertical movement by BANDALOOP that propels the show's actors high into the air.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
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Shortly after, Wood posted to her story again, this time sharing an April 2022 post from trans British artist Travis Alabanza that highlighted the attention put on trans people rather than other issues, such as the climate crisis or rising cost of living.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
17 Apr. 2025
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Single-family housing starts rose 11.4 percent in February, the highest rate in a year, but are primarily happening in just one part of the country.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since Trump came to office on Jan. 20, his administration has flown more than 200 people from the U.S. to El Salvador to be imprisoned in CECOT.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the show, Joel flies in like a bat out of hell and violently knocks Seth to the ground before telling him to get the hell out.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Those unused hours can, however, be converted to service credit to increase their government pensions.—
Melody Gutierrez,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Tesla has increased North American sourcing for parts of many models over the last two years, which would decrease tariff exposure for the E41, two people aware of the matter said.—
Abhirup Roy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Wear closed-toed shoes and be prepared to move in the outdoors—the climb will happen rain or shine.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The stock market’s sharp climb Wednesday comes after four straight days of losses.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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John compared Autumn Variations to his own downtempo, plaintive 1970 album Tumbleweed Connection—and reminded him his music career should not be thought of as a constantly ascending escalator.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Apr. 2025
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As Neo has ascended, Partovi has not been afraid to call out the competition.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But momentous events from beyond the stage hovered, too: In February, well after all 5,000 tickets had been sold for our two-night stand, Donald Trump dismissed multiple members of the Kennedy Center board and installed himself as the institution’s chairman.—
Ryan Miller,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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The early critical response has hovered north of the 90th percentile in favorability, though some reviewers argue the filmmakers have gone too narrow-focus on sheer authenticity, not to say shock value.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged more than 2,700 points with the Nasdaq up nearly 10% and the S&P 500 also skyrocketing.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Stocks subsequently skyrocketed, with the broad market index spiking 7.8 percent in Wednesday afternoon trading.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the ascent of Elaida means a reactionary who loves the color red and wants to Make the Aes Sedai Great Again is in charge.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, Representative Newt Gingrich from Georgia was already in ascent, assuming the position of House Minority Whip in March 1989.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Soar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soar. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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