vault 1 of 3

as in tomb
an underground burial chamber archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers

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vault

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in leap
an act of leaping into the air a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer

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vault

3 of 3

verb

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Recent Examples of vault
Noun
However, both sets of remains could share the same plot, niche, crypt or vault. Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025 After the robbery, the Louvre has since transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France's most secure vault in Paris, the BBC reported. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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Pine Creek’s three losses are also to current Post Preps Top 10 teams, and the Eagles have work to do in order to vault back into the top 8 of the CHSAA seeding index and earn a first-round bye. Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025 Cracking the trillion-dollar threshold would vault Walmart into a rare group of stocks, one that remains overwhelmingly dominated by technology names, Bloomberg News reported. Serenah McKay, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vault
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Verb
  • Rojas’ play in the ninth was fantastic, but then Andy Pages one-upped him with a leaping catch on Ernie Clement’s long drive to left-center while colliding with Kiké Hernández.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Total revenue, which jumped 10% year-on-year in the third quarter on a constant currency basis, is expected to rise by a high single-digit percentage this year, while core earnings per share are forecast to jump by a low double-digit percentage.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Nothing could be more indicative of the nature and power of late value form than the prospect that even the most unashamedly denialist administration might jump onto its bandwagon.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.
    Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The coaching carousel is already far busier than usual at this time of year; now imagine a hopping-mad Auburn barreling into this overcrowded market.
    Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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