soared

past tense of soar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of soared The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively. John Liu, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025 Hooters reaches for the sky Hooters girls soared at 30,000 feet in the early 2000s. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 Brooks pointed out that the dollar had been stable in recent weeks even as gold prices soared, notching record high after record high. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025 Over that stretch, the AI chip powerhouse soared roughly 1,527%. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 Peruvian lawmakers impeached President Dina Boluarte and removed her from power, ending an unpopular presidency during which crime rates soared and the economy sputtered. Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025 Gold prices have soared more than 50% so far this year, delivering mammoth returns for traders holding the safe haven investment. Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025 But on Wednesday, Schwarber joined Stargell on the list of men who have hit a baseball that soared beyond that pavilion. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 What Kentucky House Bill 90 does Freestanding birthing centers, which have soared in popularity around the country in recent years, are separate from hospitals, providing a midwifery model of care with a focus on labor, delivery and the immediate postpartum period. Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soared
Verb
  • Water levels climbed into minor flood stage on Sunday afternoon in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and shut down Route 40 and Route 30 in both directions in and out of the city.
    Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As of August, completed, but unsold housing inventory had climbed to 762 million square meters, up from 753 million square meters in December 2024, S&P said.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As its price has rocketed this year—surging past $4,000 per troy ounce overnight—financial institutions have encouraged clients to consider their holdings.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Sean Penn has rocketed to the top of leaderboards.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This set of seven makeup brushes comes in a leather case with a shiny rose gold finish.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • When the sun rose on the 17th, it was revealed that the colonists—possibly out of a last-minute change of plans, possibly out of moonlit confusion—had built a rough defensive fort on the other hill, Breed’s Hill.
    Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Hornets are attempting to alter the narrative that’s hovered over the franchise for the better part of the past two decades and are fixated on doing it sooner than later.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Bitcoin hovered around $115,000 on Monday, stabilizing after its drop below $105,000 on Friday but so far failing to recoup all of its losses.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In recent years the amount of screen time at school has increased as students and teachers transition to digital learning.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What To Know OpenMinds said that Russia had increased its contract military recruitment in 2025, with a 40 percent year-on-year increase in social media ads, especially on the social network VK, during the first half of 2025.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company, before its CEO, Jensen Huang, ascended to mononym fame, before the launch of ChatGPT sparked a gold rush for its chips, Tom Dalton was in the chipmaker’s stock.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Through the first four weeks of Florida’s 2025 season, freshman receiver catcher Vernell Brown III had ascended into a starring role.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yohannes delivered a long ball from Lyonnes’ half that Chawinga glided onto, catching Earps off her line and lifting it past the English goalkeeper to find the back of the net.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere, Mariacarla Boscono glided through in Gucci, Donatella Versace traded words with Grigor Dimitrov, and a sea of Bottega Veneta clutches dotted the crowd.
    Sofia Viganò, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But while his career on the diamond skyrocketed, music stayed fast by his side—especially in those early days in the minor leagues, when Williams wasn’t yet 21 and couldn’t properly hit the town.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Complaints about aggressive debt collection have skyrocketed.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025

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