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Synonyms & Antonyms for soar
Synonyms: Verb
arise, ascend, aspire, climb, lift, mount, rise, thrust, up, uprear, uprise, upthrust, upturn
Synonyms: Noun
ascension, ascent, climb, rise, rising
Antonyms: Verb
decline, descend, dip, drop, fall (off), plunge
Antonyms: Noun
descent, dip, dive, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge
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Examples of soar in a Sentence
Verb
The temperature soared to 100 degrees. Stock prices are beginning to soar. The oil shortage sent prices soaring. The nation's divorce rate has soared. The eagle soared above us. A hang glider soared in the air. The rocket soared into the sky. The ball soared out of the stadium. The mountain soars over 20,000 feet above sea level.Noun
the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire
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But the race for 30 large cities, 51 provincial capitals and hundreds of districts were held as Turkey grapples with a weakened currency, a double-digit inflation rate and soaring food prices. — Zeynep Bilginsoy, The Seattle Times, "Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara," 31 Mar. 2019 From there, make your way into the main floor’s expansive hangout areas, with soaring ceilings and a futuristic-style architecture that sets the stage for the magnificence of each respective room. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "Damien Hirst Designs the World’s Most Expensive Hotel Suite in Las Vegas," 4 Mar. 2019 Environmental regulations were getting stiffer and the cost of replacing equipment was soaring. — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, "Tom Fatjo Made Trash-Hauling a National Business but Stumbled With Health-Club Chain," 15 Feb. 2019 The demand for Dahabiyah Nile Cruises is especially soaring, and the best of the bunch are by far the four Dahabiyas operated by Nour el Nil: Meroe, Malauka, El Nil, and Assouan. — Alex Postman, Condé Nast Traveler, "28 Places Our Travel Specialists Say You Should Go in 2019," 17 Dec. 2018 Consider the fact that — despite Dolce & Gabbana's many controversies — sales are soaring. — Mekita Rivas, Teen Vogue, "Melania Trump Wore Dolce & Gabbana After Their 'Racist' Chinese Ad Controversy," 27 Nov. 2018 His fever was soaring, and he was curled up in the corner experiencing what seemed like hallucinations, babbling incoherently. — Lindsey Vehlewald, SELF, "We Never Got Flu Shots. Then the Flu Almost Killed My Husband," 9 Nov. 2018 His right-wing League party, whose popularity has been soaring in recent opinion polls, associates migrants with crime. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy tightens eligibility for migrant protection," 24 Sep. 2018 Rents for the dwindling amount of industrial space inside cities are soaring as online retailers like Amazon.com Inc. seek local hubs to cut delivery times. — Fortune, "This Is London's Hottest Property — Thanks to Amazon," 13 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The company’s profit has risen sharply in the past couple of years, helping its stock price soar, although its market value has fallen again recently. — Annie Gasparro, WSJ, "Amazon Targets Unprofitable Items, With a Sharper Focus on the Bottom Line," 16 Dec. 2018 The cost of a year of term insurance soars once people reach their late 70s. — Leslie Scism, WSJ, "Universal Life Insurance, a 1980s Sensation, Has Backfired," 19 Sep. 2018 An iced tea company, a Hooters franchisee, and Kodak have all seen their stock soar after announcing blockchain initiatives. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Bitcoin plunges—now down 47 percent from December peak [Updated]," 16 Jan. 2018 Some won't be happy with how much the Elitebook x360's price soars after a few customizations, but increasingly that's the case for both consumer and business devices. — Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, "HP Elitebook x360 1030 review: Small tweaks made to a stylish work 2-in-1," 16 Nov. 2018 Some regions saw a decline in oil rigs as pipeline shortages create logistical problems, but the Williston region of North Dakota saw its oil rig-count soar by four to 56. — Dan Molinski, WSJ, "Crude Falls on Dollar’s Rise, Rig Count," 29 Oct. 2018 But the investment would be so big that the price of uranium would have soar to make the numbers work. — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, "Quotas Aren’t the Way to Solve America’s Real Uranium Problem," 14 Sep. 2018 Using a mask or leave-in conditioner like Klorane’s olive-extract Leave-In treatment will act as a precautionary measure when the air’s moisture content soars. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The Definitive Guide to Frizz-Free Hair," 23 Aug. 2018 In addition to Fountain, whose galvanizing singing soars and roars with fire-and-brimstone intensity, the Blind Boys boast equally gifted vocal dynamos in Jimmy Carter, George Scott and Johnny Fields. — George Varga, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blind Boys' vocal legend Clarence Fountain, dead at 88, remembered in his own inimitable words," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'soar.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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