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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
Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Oil prices are soaring, and the conflict has raised the risk of a worldwide recession.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The pharmaceutical giant's full-year revenue outlook also came in stronger than anticipated, as demand for Zepbound and Mounjaro soars.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Verb
After two decades and several successful businesses in her field, Jane had started a new firm right as inflation soared and 2024 election jitters sent her customers tightening their budgets.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Oil prices are soaring, and the conflict has raised the risk of a worldwide recession.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Liam Norris/Getty Images Buying silver online has gone from niche to normal over the last decade and will likely become even more mainstream as the price of precious metals soars.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
The pharmaceutical giant's full-year revenue outlook also came in stronger than anticipated, as demand for Zepbound and Mounjaro soars.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
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In the meantime, the Bay Area will stay dry on Thursday with a notable warming trend as temperatures rise back into the 80s across the interior, with a more muted warmup (into the 70s) closer to the water.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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While some of the students were flying through the sky for dunks and layups, the impact of the courts goes beyond hoops, too.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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As the operation collapses into violence and betrayal his only way out is to keep flying.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Farmers had hoped to compensate for last year's losses, when farm bankruptcies increased for the second year in a row.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The goal is to complete the project ahead of the FIFA World Cup, when traffic and pedestrian activity are expected to increase downtown.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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But oil prices resumed their climb as trading moved westward from Asia to Europe and back to Wall Street on Friday.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Oil resumed its climb, with Brent crude prices up about 6% to near $106.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The integrated steering system puts serious maneuverability at the pilot's fingertips, and the Super Sub can dive and ascend at angles up to 45 degrees and make turns of up to 30 degrees.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Mar. 2026
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James ascended for one last alley-oop dunk in the fourth before Doncic’s final 3-pointer, to show not just Durant, but the Rockets, who was king in Houston on Wednesday.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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Several hundred meters away, at the Cheonggyecheon stream, levels still hovered between 70 and 80 decibels—the intensity of a busy street or a vacuum cleaner.—
Yook JiHun,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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In 2001, Forbes valued the Dallas Cowboys at $743 million, a figure that rocketed to $13 billion in August’s Sportico valuations, making Dallas the world’s most valuable sports team.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Private credit’s rapid ascent was fueled in part by banks’ retreat.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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The 8-episode first season charts the improbable ascent of Joe and Rose Kennedy and their nine children, including rebellious second son Jack, who struggles to escape the shadow of his golden boy older brother.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Soar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soar. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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