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adjective

Definition of soaringnext
as in ascendant

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noun

as in gliding

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verb

present participle of soar
1
as in rising
to move or extend upward the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris

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2
as in flying
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 increasing
to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage

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Recent Examples of soaring
Noun
With the confidence of its fabulous freshmen soaring, USC rolls through Washington at home. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Rumors of a new one have already sent cross-border traffic soaring. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
Architect Giuseppe Mengoni completed the landmark in 1877, though its soaring iron-and-glass cruciform vault had already begun connecting the Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Scala a decade earlier. — Eleonora Giordani, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 Right now, the cost of beef is soaring, with hamburger meat nearing seven dollars a pound nationally and exceeding that in many places. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soaring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaring
  1. ascendant
  2. gliding
  3. rising
  4. flying
  5. increasing
  6. ascending
  7. ballooning
  8. climbing
Adjective
  • The production was full of nostalgia for an imagined past when the small screen was more ascendant and apolitical, with tributes to Charlie’s Angels and Dolly Parton shirking any embrace of the form’s progressive history.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Garth Brooks, Zach Top and Riley Green will headline 2027’s Stagecoach country music festival, organizers announced Monday, bringing together one of the genre’s veteran standard-bearers with two of Nashville’s ascendant stars.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of ascendant
Noun
  • Visitors especially enjoy paragliding and hang-gliding in the area, as well as canoeing and hiking all around the Valley.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 July 2026
  • And in 2022, Ristroph studied the surpassingly complex aerodynamics of what makes a good paper airplane—specifically what is needed for smooth gliding.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • The decision was widely expected due to the country's rising inflation and historically weak yen.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The violins dig into the first three notes of a rising theme — only to tumble suddenly into a hushed dance, which Mahler marks grazioso.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of rising
Verb
  • The other seats are all chained to the table for when Carrie sends everything in the room flying.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In 1983, the 12m yacht Azzurra — flying the YCCS burgee — represented Italy for the first time in the long history of the America’s Cup, the oldest sports trophy in international sport, finishing third in the challenger series at its first attempt.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • Widening gap The gap between hyperscaler CDS and bank CDS has widened to around 60 basis points from roughly 0 since October of 2025, implying that hyperscaler credit risk is increasing on its own terms, Slok's research shows.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Economic growth has also been on solid footing, though an increasing share of it has been driven by red-hot spending on AI — some of which is now being propelled by credit.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of increasing
Adjective
  • While Chicago has the feel of an ascending team, there are also some shaky components here.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 27 June 2019
  • The sensation of building up, creating an ascending path of self-esteem, is something that Ellis hopes to foster and manipulate to her advantage.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 June 2019
Definition of ascending
Noun
  • But the poori remains the same, made with whole wheat flour, water and a touch of salt, gently pressed and then fried, ballooning into a gorgeous orb.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Bessent did not appear particularly concerned about America’s ballooning debt this week, however.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballooning
Verb
  • Oil prices have climbed alongside the escalation, even as Hormuz flows have been climbing back.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Now that real riders are climbing inside, the little details suddenly become much more important.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of climbing

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