as in leaped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
vaulted over the obstacle with ease
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Recent Examples of vaulted
The extraordinary drama played out overnight on a holiday weekend and vaulted from tarmacs in Texas to a courtroom in Washington.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The first floor living room has vaulted ceilings and a stone fireplace.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Due to his success, Howard vaulted up draft boards.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Department store chain Kohl’s vaulted 24% and database platform company MongoDB surged 38%.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
The first floor living room has vaulted ceilings and a stone fireplace.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Due to his success, Howard vaulted up draft boards.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Department store chain Kohl’s vaulted 24% and database platform company MongoDB surged 38%.
—Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulted
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Will Ferrell, who in 2003 successfully leaped from SNL to the big screen with the Todd Phillips hit Old School, was a catalyst for the golden decade of big comedies that followed.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Mohamed Salah leapt for joy in front of the elated away supporters before being mobbed by his team-mates.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Intel shares jumped 33% to around $33 a share in premarket trading following news of the deal.—
John Melloy,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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McKean, whose many other roles include Charles McGill on Better Call Saul and a recent Broadway stint in a Glengarry Glen Ross revival, recently hopped on a Zoom to talk four decades of Spinal Tap.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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So Banfield hopped out of the cab and started running, making calls on a Motorola flip phone that kept losing signal.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Vaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulted. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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