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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as in ascendant
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as in gliding
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Recent Examples of soaring
Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the Great Room, locally sourced granite and wood accent soaring, 38-foot windows overlooking the lake, while each of the 154 guest rooms features a fireplace and private balcony with lake or mountain views.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Apple’s new record comes in a blockbuster year for tech stocks as the AI frenzy has sent tech giants soaring to new heights.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
That's bad news for Arizonans hoping to catch a sight of the spacecraft soaring overheard, but those willing to make a trip to the launch site in the neighboring state will still be treated to an incredible view of the Falcon 9 blasting off from the ground.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
In the Great Room, locally sourced granite and wood accent soaring, 38-foot windows overlooking the lake, while each of the 154 guest rooms features a fireplace and private balcony with lake or mountain views.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
Al-Sudani has presided over a period of soaring oil prices, thanks to the war in Ukraine, and rampant corruption.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Apple’s new record comes in a blockbuster year for tech stocks as the AI frenzy has sent tech giants soaring to new heights.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaring
Verb
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Even before her election, tensions were rising between the two neighbors.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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But as time went on, the family faced the challenges of everyday expenses and the rising cost of raising multiple children.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Air Force is repeatedly flying heavy bombers near the Venezuelan coast as a show of force, too.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Coffee prices have been increasing sharply since the start of this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Surprisingly given her background, Sennott doesn’t cast herself as the online ingénue whose ascendant career drives the story.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Chicago guard Coby White, who at 6-foot-5 has the size and quickness to play either guard position, has quietly been ascendant for years.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perfect for children’s bedrooms and play spaces, these favorably reviewed linen-blend curtains feature grommets for effortless gliding and breezy stripes in 27 colors that are equally kid- and grownup-friendly.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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The team showed that this gliding persists down to –15 degree Celsius, setting a new benchmark for cellular motility in complex, nucleus-bearing organisms.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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From the transistor pioneers of the 1950s to the dense GPU networks of today, computing’s pace is climbing an exponential curve.—
Chelsea Haney
October 30,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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The monkey was also seen climbing a pole and atop the store's displays as people tried to coax it back to its owner.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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West Ham were hovering above the relegation zone, which led to the reappointment of David Moyes, who replaced Manuel Pellegrini, and saw the January arrivals of stalwarts Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Another snippet from the trailer shows someone falling from the sky in the Upside Down as hovering masses of land bob around the clouds.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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In contrast to the stately Taurids, the Leonids are speedsters, rocketing through the Earth’s atmosphere at hundreds of thousands of miles an hour.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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After rocketing back into pseudo-contender status midway through last season thanks to their trade for six-time All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler, the Golden State Warriors were eventually given the boot in the second round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Soaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaring. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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