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Recent Examples of soar
Verb
And food pantries have seen upticks in demand since late 2022, a result of soaring grocery prices. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Flyers can’t weigh more than the machine (245-pound limit), winds can’t exceed 30 mph and vehicles can’t quite soar to the clouds (150-foot altitude limit, although the scooter can rise to 10,000 feet or more). J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
In 20 months, ElevenLabs, a voice AI startup, saw its ARR soar from zero to near $100 million. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025 The tournament will provide a major boost in tourism for the host cities, from a soar in hotel and restaurant bookings and transportation fees, alongside opening up additional jobs. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
  • The number of foreign residents has risen sharply in recent years, reaching a record 3 percent of the population in 2024, as Tokyo cautiously loosened visa rules for workers in key industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and caregiving.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Alaska is the fifth largest US airline and flies 44 million passengers each year to 120 destinations in five countries, accoring to its website.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As a defender in the English Premier League for 12 years, Higginbotham rarely had to fly.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The cuts come after Chegg in May laid off 22% of its workforce, citing increasing adoption of AI.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2025
  • With increasing space traffic from various nations and private companies, keeping tabs on potential collisions and threats becomes crucial.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The popular mountain climb is near Guanella Pass, about 56 miles west of Denver, off of Interstate 70.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Iron bars are drilled into the rock walls to assist with the climb.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In two years, the cars will ascend toward a building full of paying members instead of open sky.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • From there, the bacteria can get into the urethra as a result of poor hygiene or improper wiping in the bathroom, then ascend into the urinary tract.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Javier Mascherano’s side took firm control in the 62nd minute when Messi, hovering deep, fed overlapping fullback Ian Fray down the right, and the Jamaican international’s cross was perfectly headed home by Tadeo Allende.
    The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.
    Veralyn Williams, NPR, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But with the number of kids worldwide skyrocketing, Santa has outsourced the job to the Naughty or Nice Group, a consulting firm that has cornered the market on determining a child's niceness thanks to an airtight formula.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Also known as citizenship through investment, golden visas have skyrocketed in popularity among Americans seeking to acquire a second passport, either as a safety net or to relocate.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her ascent came at a pivotal moment for representation in classical dance.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Winstead began his ascent before the government shutdown.
    Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Soar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soar. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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