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 But the benefit boost won’t go that far when the price of gas, beef, healthcare and other needs have soared, Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security policy analyst, told CNN. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 French government borrowing costs have soared to their highest level in nearly a quarter of a century as jittery bond markets have responded to the country's failure to impose fiscal consolidation. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Chipotle's stock soared as much as 8% last week after the Financial Times reported that Starbucks had been exploring a deal to purchase Chipotle. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Applications for visas under VAWA soared by 360% from 2020 to 2024, according to Citizenship and Immigration Services, which has said many of these applications were found to be fraudulent. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 With hours left in the sale, bidding has soared to close to double the open-top speed machine’s $237,695 starting price. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026 And yet, as the chants rained and his teammates soared, Young refused to do something that he was entitled to do in the moment. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 The new era of volatility has been on display this year, as 10-year Treasury yields have soared more than 100 basis points since the Iran war started and recently hit the highest levels in 24 years. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026 Driving around the region to lecture and guide tours, his travel costs have soared and led him to raise his prices. — ABC News, 3 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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  • View hours rose only about 2% in the first half of 2026 compared with a year earlier, even as content spending climbed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Freeport-McMoRan — The miner's stock gained 3% as gold prices climbed.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • However, the unheated pool in Staten Island instead felt bone-chilling in the early May temperatures, which hovered at a low 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The cost of Brent crude, the international standard, has hovered around $99 on Wednesday.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hovered
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  • While the space is only 10 percent bigger, the redesign has increased the number of fitting stations from four to six, allowing more customers to be serviced at the same time.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of increased
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  • Jim Bakker, televangelist who rose to fame and fell from grace, has died at 86.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • First-half box office rose 42% on last year, admissions rose 34%, and Korean films took 64% of revenue.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
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  • 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
  • Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of glided
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  • Rents had skyrocketed, and there were Syrians living on the roof of a building across the alley from the Hotel Istanbul.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Diesel prices have skyrocketed due to a collision of events, including the difficulty of getting oil out of the Middle East since the start of the Iran war, which has raised the price of all oil products.
    — Matthew Daly, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of skyrocketed
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  • Thousands of people have ascended the mountain from the southeast ridge in Nepal, but only five had ever reached its summit from the North Face.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In the span of just three days, SpaceX founder Elon Musk ascended to trillionaire status before crashing out of the club in a billion-dollar downturn.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Henderson picked it up and sailed a throw to first, allowing the tying run to score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • More than five centuries ago, the son of a wool weaver from Genoa sailed westward to widen the boundaries of the known world.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sailed

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“Soared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soared. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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