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 Seoul — The AI gold rush is minting new fortunes, but the ex-wife of one of South Korea’s biggest tech titans has failed to win a greater share of his wealth as his company’s stock price has soared. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Temperatures soared to 90 degrees at Disneyland on Thursday as inland Orange County remained under a severe heat advisory, according to the National Weather Service. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2026 And then, suddenly, a male orca soared into view, belly up, and smashed his head into the dead fish. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026 Stripping that out, however, Google still ostensibly had an excellent quarter; its cloud computing business, now the core of the company, soared 82%. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026 Concurrently, imports soared, driven by substantial increases in computer parts and digital storage devices, largely attributed to the booming AI industry's demand for server infrastructure. — Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 France registered its hottest-ever days on June 24 and June 25 this year — with a national average of 30 C (86 F) — as well as record heat at night and peak temperatures that soared well above 40 C (104 F) in many places. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 The nation’s spending on obesity medicines, including GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, soared by 81% last year, PwC said. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 Philly fans, who loudly booed everyone but Schwarber and Bryce Harper throughout the night, quietly headed toward the exits when Walker's winning shot soared over the left field wall. — CBS News, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soared
  1. climbed
  2. hovered
  3. increased
  4. rose
  5. glided
  6. skyrocketed
  7. ascended
  8. sailed
Verb
  • After pulling into their campsite well after nightfall, the couple climbed into bed, wondering what and who surrounded them.
    — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Eventually, the sea lion climbed over the wall and the video cut.
    — Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of climbed
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  • His long-term future surely hovered as another complicating factor.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of hovered
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  • Gas prices edged over $4 a gallon in Broward County and increased by 11 cents across the country compared to the same time last week.
    — Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
  • Since the inclusion of major studios and companies, the popular convention’s roster of talent has only increased, becoming part of mainstream Hollywood events.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of increased
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  • The positivity rate rose to 21% among employees who underwent random hair testing, according to the company’s annual Drug Testing Index.
    — A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Shares in chipmakers Samsung and TSMC in particular saw big gains from comparative lows, as investors bet that semiconductor demand would continue; tech-heavy benchmarks in South Korea, Taiwan, and China all rose.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of rose
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  • Jones, in the first major race of his political career, faces a staunch challenge in Thompson, who has held the seat for 30 years and glided into the general election with almost 41% of the vote.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
  • Silent and purposeful, the pelicans cut through a raucous chaos of gulls at the end of the wharf and glided on into the marsh.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of glided
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  • The conspiracies of the Heat mistakenly leaking James’ decision to return to Miami also picked up steam, and the Heat simultaneously skyrocketed on the Polymarket and Kalshi prediction market platforms as James’ next team.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Then, decisions got faster, meetings got shorter and accountability skyrocketed.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of skyrocketed
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  • One of the children, a boy wrapped only in a towel, fled the riverbank in a panic and ascended to the road as the adults were drowning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • For more than a decade, Miller steadily ascended in the niche world of NFL Draft media.
    — Alex Andrejev, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of ascended
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  • Courtesy Luxury Living Costa Rica Fortunes sailed away to Europe 300 years ago.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Sears had allowed only a single and faced the minimum 13 batters when Michael Harris II tied the game with a home run that sailed just beyond the tall wall in right field with one out in the fifth.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Definition of sailed

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