vault 1 of 3

as in tomb
an underground burial chamber archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers

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vault

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in leap
an act of leaping into the air a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer

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vault

3 of 3

verb

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Noun
Just below the lookout, there’s a picnic table with shade, and a clean-ish vault toilet. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025 The depository has a strict no-visitors policy, as Trump alluded to, and even the president is restricted from accessing the vault. Emily Chang, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
McRae also vaults from No. 38 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100, becoming the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time. Xander Zellner, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025 The combine effort, coupled with his Senior Bowl week, could vault Hairston into at least second-round consideration. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vault
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Verb
  • Waterman smashed the ball past U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner to seal the contest, then immediately leaped over the advertising boarding behind the goal and ran straight toward Henry, who sat alongside fellow broadcasters Kate Scott, Clint Dempsey and Maurice Edu.
    Martin Rogers, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Running around in circles Problems with denials are just the latest in an endless series of hoops that the SIV program forces Afghan applicants and American supervisors to leap through.
    Beth Bailey, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The stock jumped 22% to S$0.335 in Friday morning trading in Singapore, heading for its highest close since March 2018.
    Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The average transaction price quickly rose, jumping 17% for new vehicles between January and December of that year according to Edmunds’ data.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This prevents the disease from hopping to other communities, Offit explains.
    Ripley Cleghorn, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Reuniting with her ex Danni (Sadie Scott), the pair hops around Trashtown to earn the fee while encountering some peculiar characters along the way.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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