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as in climbed
to move or extend upward
the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris
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as in flew
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
bats soaring and swooping through the night air
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as in increased
to rise abruptly and rapidly
gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage
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Recent Examples of soared
During the 1980-90 decade, for example, the state’s population soared by about 6 million people, a nearly 25% gain, thanks to high levels of immigration and a lofty birth rate.
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Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Temperatures soared roughly 20 degrees above normal for February across valleys and typically cooler coastal areas.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
As of Thursday afternoon, the value of bitcoin had fallen 35% since February 2025, while the value of gold has soared nearly 70%.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Same-store sales soared 7% for the quarter as its consistent release of new menu items lured in a variety of people, including high-income consumers, younger eaters and families.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Silicon Laboratories stock soared more than 50%.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Gross margins soared to about 57% in Q1, up from roughly 40% in the same quarter last year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The business has made Caterpillar a runaway winner in a market where investors are hungry for AI-adjacent companies after valuations of major technology and semiconductor companies soared.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The median home price nationally soared to a record $433,000 in November 2025, according to the real estate company Redfin.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Dan Walters, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Temperatures soared roughly 20 degrees above normal for February across valleys and typically cooler coastal areas.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
As of Thursday afternoon, the value of bitcoin had fallen 35% since February 2025, while the value of gold has soared nearly 70%.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026
Same-store sales soared 7% for the quarter as its consistent release of new menu items lured in a variety of people, including high-income consumers, younger eaters and families.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Silicon Laboratories stock soared more than 50%.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Gross margins soared to about 57% in Q1, up from roughly 40% in the same quarter last year.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The business has made Caterpillar a runaway winner in a market where investors are hungry for AI-adjacent companies after valuations of major technology and semiconductor companies soared.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
The median home price nationally soared to a record $433,000 in November 2025, according to the real estate company Redfin.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soared
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At the time of publishing, this had climbed to more than 23 million views.—
Ivana Scatola,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The presence of office workers waving and taking selfies inside the building as Honnold climbed past them sparked anxiety among some viewers during the broadcast.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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The phrase has been tagged in more than 550,000 posts on Instagram, while on TikTok the number of videos with the #curatedvintage hashtag increased by 50% in the past year.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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According to the complaint, the companies and their subsidiaries repeatedly increased EpiPen prices and paid pharmacy benefit managers to keep rival products off the market, which violates the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act and the Medicaid False Claims Act.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trump has not ruled out granting Maxwell clemency, but Republican pushback to that notion quickly rose after Maxwell made the appeal.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Swirling and intricate pink rose custom Pierre Frey wallpaper and deep blue wainscoting lead to the LaVerne suite, and mint greens and pastel pinks plus detailed wallpaper of Southwestern cacti and brush mirror Hal Thompson’s likes.—
Mandy Ellis,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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As a helicopter hovered overhead and legal observers blew whistles, the center went into a lockdown that lasted three hours that day, and then did the same for four hours the next day when ICE circled again.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
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The labor market has slowed in recent months, while inflation has hovered above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Casey Fraser, Kevin Goldfinger, Jonathan Granville, Joy Jiu, Katherine McConnell and Chris Meyer all ascended as part of the Friday move.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Benge has ascended quickly because of his ability to make adjustments.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Sea turtles snoozed, manta rays glided, and reef fish darted by the thousands over lava pinnacles covered in corals and basket sponges.—
Betsy Andrews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the rock glided down the ice sheet, Casper and his teammates slowly started to come to grips with the reality of the situation.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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The old formula not only fails to reflect how much Argentine households spend on present-day staples like Netflix subscriptions and iPhones, experts say, but also underrepresents the costs of public services like health care and electricity that have skyrocketed as Milei slashes subsidies.—
Isabel Debre,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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County officials were quick to justify their spending and argued DOGE’s report lacked substance, saying the state’s figures didn’t add up and pointing out how prices have skyrocketed.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Edgewater led by 12 points at halftime and started the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run that upped the lead to 51-31 with five minutes remaining.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Williams, a second-round draft pick out of Kentucky, upped his involvement with the big club in recent weeks, serving as Mazzulla’s third-choice big man behind starter Neemias Queta and top backup Garza.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Soared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soared. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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