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adjective

Definition of soaringnext
as in ascendant

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soaring

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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
And this isn't the first time Sydney sent a company's stock price soaring. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Several of the staples of break fast meals — bagels, cream cheese and lox — are carbohydrate-heavy and can send blood sugar soaring if eaten too quickly. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
Investors have turned skeptical on the AI trade of late due to a combination of higher borrowing costs, concerns about soaring debt and public backlash toward the industry. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026 However, with the state of the housing market — high interest rates and soaring construction costs — many developers have stopped building altogether. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 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
  • This year’s vaccine is formulated to protect against the three influenza variants the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expect to be ascendant in the months ahead.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The exhibition at the Brick marks an ascendant moment in the artist’s already extraordinary life.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ascendant
Noun
  • Denise's first introduction to viewers was on WJZ's 'Evening Magazine' where she was known as 'Daring Denise' tackling sports from hang-gliding to scuba.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • Amid rising French sovereign debt pressures and inflation remaining above target, such continuity could reduce market anxieties over abrupt policy shifts while mitigating potential volatility across European bond markets.
    — , CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • With anxieties rising across the land, the couple’s relationship begins to fracture when Sovieshu falls in love with runaway slave Rashta (Lee Seyoung) and attempts to move heaven and earth to win her heart.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rising
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  • In some ways, flying a plane is easier than driving a car, at least as far as automation is concerned.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
  • So Argo’s first Chiron mission is flying on an undisclosed new commercial rocket, definitely a calculated risk.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of flying
Verb
  • Moon’s priorities for another term included expanding students’ access to mental health services, improving teacher recruitment and retention, and increasing career technical education opportunities.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Figma is increasing its focus on cybersecurity, said Dylan Field, Figma's co-founder and CEO.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 4 Nov. 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
  • Critics have raised concerns over the ballooning price tag for taxpayers, along with transportation, parking and environmental challenges expected to be exacerbated by the project.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The litany of grievances underlines the scale of the challenge facing France, which is already grappling with a slow growth and ballooning debt.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ballooning
Verb
  • But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • To gin up attention, the group’s PR person staged a stunt that involved the band climbing the statute of Eros in the middle of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain in London’s Piccadilly Circus.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
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