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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
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Pinterest served an upside surprise in quarterly results and the stock was soaring more than 20%.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sweet Inspirations push the song’s gospel inflections to the forefront, engaging in a call-and-response with Franklin that makes the record soar.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
For example, the soaring clock tower featured in the show's opening credits (and in the background of numerous scenes) is part of the Newton County Courthouse.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Pinterest served an upside surprise in quarterly results and the stock was soaring more than 20%.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
The two put a country spin on the classic, and their thoughtful work on the cut has seemingly helped the original soar.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sweet Inspirations push the song’s gospel inflections to the forefront, engaging in a call-and-response with Franklin that makes the record soar.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
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The average tariff on all U.S. imports would rise from less than 3% to about 20%, Ashworth estimated.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Heavy rain continued to produce serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday, where rapidly rising floodwaters inundated roadways and spurred some evacuations.—
Daniel Amarante,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A New Jersey man flying from Miami to Newark has been arrested for threatening flight attendants with violence, harassing other passengers and yelling racist slurs while banging on the cockpit door and demanding to see the pilot, federal prosecutors announced Monday.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Next, families fly to Cottar’s Bush Villa in the Maasai Mara’s Borana Wildlife Conservancy, where everyone can gather Circle of Life–style for sundowners at the inspiration for Lion King’s Pride Rock.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
11 Feb. 2025
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Finally, keep in mind that eating more beans is hardly the only way to increase your fiber tolerance.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
7 Feb. 2025
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So there’s an urge to call those episodes something, and thanks to Community and TV Tropes and the increasing ubiquity of online TV discourse, the term bottle episode has been floating around, ready for the (inaccurate) taking!—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The moves complicate an already tough climb for Democrats to reclaim control of the Senate.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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The bottom line: Despite recent progress, Black workers in Colorado and across the country continue to face a steeper climb toward job security than their white counterparts.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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He was helped by Denver ascending into contention, which resulted in the team’s first playoff berth since 2015, while snapping a streak of seven straight losing seasons.—
Troy Renck,
The Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2025
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Outie Mark grabs his innie’s tie and ascends, with copies of his innies around them also succumbing to the balloon-head disorder.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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Prices on the ticket marketplace are hovering between $1,950 and $2,200 for the upper level.—
Ehsan Kassim,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The average credit card interest rate has hovered over 20 percent for the past two years, according to data from the St. Louis Fed, with many Americans grappling with even higher rates.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The family, meanwhile, has now retained control of the Chiefs for the franchise’s entire 65-year existence—something of a rarity in professional sports as team valuations skyrocket and estate planning for multi-generational ownership groups becomes increasingly complicated.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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That said, YouTube is the lifeblood in determining whether a movie is poised to skyrocket down the road in its opening weekend; Fantastic Four is in great standing on YouTube as the No. 1 trending video.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2025
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As for Leon himself, his excitement at his breakneck ascent was probably best summed up in an interview on Paraguayan television after his debut.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Cementing her rocket-ship ascent as one of pop’s biggest rising stars, Chappell Roan won best new artist at the Grammys on Sunday.—
Annie Aguiar,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Soar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soar. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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