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noun

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Recent Examples of soar
Verb
More thankfully, Miley took the bait and soared through a portion of the beloved hit. Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 28 May 2025 Regulatory approval of Bitcoin ETFs -- Exchange-Traded Funds – last year helped send the price of the world's largest cryptocurrency soaring. Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2025
Noun
Newmont has soared 37% in 2025 as the price of gold soars to record highs. Brian Evans, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025 The bottom line: As battery use soars, better software is needed and investors have appetite to fund it. Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soar
Verb
  • Insurance premiums have risen 24% on average in recent years, according to the Consumer Federation of America.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 23 May 2025
  • Future policy changes could determine whether America’s retirement age continues to rise.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • This technology allows even those with limited flying experience to handle the bike safely and confidently.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2025
  • This was the first launch since Bezos' fiancé Lauren Sánchez flew with an all-woman crew that included pop star Katy Perry and TV morning show host Gayle King in April.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • In the past 12 months alone, revenue increased 8.1% from $372 billion to $400 billion.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • These stressors seem to be taking a toll; measurements show anxiety and sleep deprivation among adolescents are rising, and even teen suicide attempts are increasing.
    Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • Cryptocurrency Bitcoin continued its slow climb, last up 1.29% at $111,097.30.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • This compares against a 1% climb by the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 across the same period.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • This frame, the cut ascends one space from No. 3 to No. 2.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • Reubens ascended to cultural ubiquity in the 1980s with his smash hit character, Pee-wee Herman.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, the percentage of transactions conducted in cash has significantly dropped, with the average estimate now hovering around 20 percent.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • The purchase is worth around $509 million at current market prices, with Bitcoin hovering around $108,000.
    Niamh Rowe, Quartz, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Cases in Panama—mostly in cattle—skyrocketed from dozens a year to 1,000, despite ongoing drops of sterile flies.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
  • This is in part because many of the companies that helped skyrocket him to the top – like OpenAI, DoorDash, Instacart and Rubrik – did not yet exist.
    TrueBridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s pick for IRS If Long is confirmed, his elevation to IRS commissioner would mark a rapid ascent for a former congressman who had appeared potentially done with politics.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
  • Expect to get your burn on early, with the heart-pumping Walter’s Wiggles, a series of 21 switchbacks that drop you at Scout Overlook, where the Angels Landing ascent begins.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025

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