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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
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
From 1980 to the early 2020s, inequality in the United States soared, with the top one-thousandth of the population doubling its share of overall wealth, to around 14 percent.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The platform’s soar in popularity benefited from backlash against Elon Musk and X following Musk’s political engagements, particularly from left-leaning users globally.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The yellow metal has soared more than 28% this year, surpassing its gain of 27% across last year.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
From 1980 to the early 2020s, inequality in the United States soared, with the top one-thousandth of the population doubling its share of overall wealth, to around 14 percent.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
The big picture: Big infrastructure investors are eager to finance growing energy businesses as power needs for data centers, EVs and manufacturing soar.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
The platform’s soar in popularity benefited from backlash against Elon Musk and X following Musk’s political engagements, particularly from left-leaning users globally.
—Ece Yildirim, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
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These luxe hydrogel eye masks, infused with antioxidant-rich colloidal gold and soothing rose damask extract, brighten and boost radiance in the delicate under-eye area.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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Conerly and several family members flew from Seattle to the other Washington.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Chicago nearly tied it when Edgar Quero flew out to deep right field on a ball Lawrence Butler caught right in front of the wall.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be? (1) Infrastructure in forms of roads and increased police and fire due to the growing population.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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What Murray did in the second half was increase his aggression off the dribble.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
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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If a step can be taken back from counting all those wins, the takeaway from an early season game should be that Randy Vásquez is clearly ascending.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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Uncertainty still hovers over Bryce Huff, a splash signing in 2024.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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From a terminal far out of harm’s way, drone pilots could hover in the sky for hours, soaking up surveillance information, building a case for precisely whom to bomb and when to do it.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Thus, their asylum systems get little use compared with those of the U.S. or even Mexico, where asylum applications have skyrocketed in recent years.—
Whitney Eulich,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
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Growth in Fort Worth has skyrocketed, and the aging infrastructure can’t handle the current population, let alone the demands of rapid growth.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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