soared

verb

past tense of soar
1
as in climbed
to move or extend upward the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris

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2
as in flew
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings bats soaring and swooping through the night air

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3
as in increased
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage

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Recent Examples of soared In Michigan, the state with the largest change, the average price soared more than 50% compared to a year earlier. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Caraway’s other plastic-free products, like cutting boards, have soared in sales over the past three years. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 Shares of CrowdStrike have soared 114% year to date as more companies have sought solutions that can combat new cybersecurity risks posed by AI. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026 But, as the number of customers soared, manual switching came under strain. — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 Early voting turnout soared in Mecklenburg County and across North Carolina during the 2026 midterm election cycle. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026 The number of pursuits and PIT maneuvers also soared after the policy change — both more than tripling. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026 Since Benson and her co-authors met in Oviedo, weather catastrophes have multiplied, oceans have acidified and the amount of carbon in the atmosphere has soared. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 During his third term, Brazil’s budget deficit expanded to more than 8% of GDP as government spending soared and overall growth cooled, driving surging debt levels. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soared
  1. climbed
  2. hovered
  3. increased
  4. rose
  5. glided
  6. skyrocketed
  7. ascended
  8. sailed
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  • Peter Dominguez, the president of California Surfaces, a countertop fabrication and installation company in Santa Fe Springs, in Los Angeles County, has watched in recent years as silicosis cases climbed and lawsuits mounted.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Franklin Park Defenders pushed back last Friday at the city’s latest cost estimate that has climbed since it was first floated.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
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  • Every part of Central Florida saw a significant drenching beginning Sunday morning and continuing through Monday as a result of a stubborn low pressure disturbance that hovered over the state.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Student growth in math and ELA at West Aurora — a measure of how much students have improved compared with their peers — generally hovered around average compared to the rest of the state, according to ISBE’s 2026 figures.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • The financial complexity has increased, and adequate preparation needs to increase with it.
    — Adam Frank, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The areas that increased in temperature faster over time also had more of the red-orange bees.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • One exception is the popular ‘Knock Out’ rose cultivars, which bloom on new growth.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That rose to about 8 in 10 among Republican voters who were 45 and older.
    — STEVEN SLOAN, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • Outside the double-height windows, bands of pigeons glided through the middle distance.
    — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of glided
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  • The project passed a feasibility study in 2022, but tenders failed as demand for GPUs skyrocketed.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • As housing prices have skyrocketed, so too have property tax bills, despite homeowners feeling no richer.
    — M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of skyrocketed
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  • That same year, Cruz Bustamante became the first Latino Assembly speaker, then lieutenant governor — the first Latino elected to statewide office in California since Pacheco ascended to the same position in the 1870s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The line shrank as the Hurricanes ascended to the top spot in the AP Top 25.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Cleopatra and Julius Caesar sailed the river with a 400-ship flotilla.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn sailed to another strong lead with an Argentine tango inspired by Black Swan.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
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