soared

past tense of soar

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of soared Moments later, Jacob Shaffelburg’s shot was ticketed for the upper 90, but Hansen soared to knock the ball out of play for a corner kick. Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Cancer vaccine breakthrough Shares in Moderna soared over 170% in Wednesday’s session, while Merck rallied over 10% after the pharmaceutical groups announced positive initial results from an experimental cancer vaccine. Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Tuesday was a good example of a day with dangerously high levels of heat and humidity, as the heat index, which measures how the air feels to the human body, soared as high as 107 degrees. Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Markets climbed on news that the US Treasury would double its purchases of long-term bonds, after yields soared to multi-year highs. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Their odds of playing into October have soared from roughly 7 percent to better than 60 percent. Dennis Lin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Demand for hotel rooms along the path of totality, including in the northern cities of A Coruña, Bilbao and Santiago de Compostela, soared. Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 After fundraising soared into the millions in the district in 2024, money appears to be flowing in again. Mary Ramsey august 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026 Summary Meta's Partnership Ads have soared to a $10 billion annual run rate, doubling in a year, largely because creators outperform brands. Jamie Gutfreund, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soared
Verb
  • Now, as my anxiety climbed, the smell was becoming inseparable from the fear.
    Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ossoff has climbed sharply in prediction markets since the spring, with his chances of capturing the Democratic nomination roughly tripling and moving him into the same conversation as Newsom and Ocasio-Cortez.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The autonomous food delivery droid robots hovered on top of the food truck counter as if the surface were a stage.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But things went sideways when the drone hovered above Austen’s pool and dropped the package into the water.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The entry of streaming services such as Amazon, Apple and Netflix have only increased the rights fees.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Russell won Saturday's sprint at Zandvoort but Antonelli still increased his standings lead to 53 points despite placing fourth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Along with his younger brother Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen rose to prominence as the collaborative artist duo known as the Gao Brothers.
    News Desk, Artforum, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Lee, a Detroit native who lives in Texas, rose to prominence for his simple, yet effective food reviews.
    Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The countryside glided by, and Abdeen took in the moving sky and the fields.
    Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • What started as a 10% minimum duty on Chinese goods skyrocketed to well over 100%.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Average player salaries reached $130,000 after negotiations for a new CBA in 2020, then skyrocketed as the number exceeded $583,000 after the historic 2026 deal.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Cunningham could easily be higher and has ascended into a great spot in NBA discussions.
    Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Longtime Rivals Nvidia ascended to the top of the semiconductor industry after developers realized that its graphics processing units — technology popularized by computer gamers — were well-suited for training AI models.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of the outbound traffic, four vessels — including a tanker laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude - sailed with their satellite trackers off.
    Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Following the defeat of British forces, William Franklin sailed for London in 1782.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Soared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soared. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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