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Recent Examples of vault
Anthony Galaviz
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Both victims were found in the family vault of Capt. A.H. Cain, who died in 1884.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Brent futures, the benchmark index for global oil trading, vaulted as high as $126 a barrel, before dropping to $114 a barrel.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Firefighters were removing debris and personal belongings from the vault before declaring the scene fully cleared.
—Anthony Galaviz
may 11, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Both victims were found in the family vault of Capt. A.H. Cain, who died in 1884.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
Verb
As soon as the news broke Saturday night that Breslow was cleaning house, Cora vaulted to the top of the list of best managerial candidates available.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Brent futures, the benchmark index for global oil trading, vaulted as high as $126 a barrel, before dropping to $114 a barrel.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vault
Noun
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There, surrounding his tomb, visitors will find walls covered in some of Goya’s finest frescoes, restored to their vivid, original pigment tones, along with the church interior and building structure itself, reports the Times of London.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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Hue, Vietnam Ornate palaces, pavilions, statues and royal tombs are waiting to be explored in Hue.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Even with a promising draft haul and possible leaps from Jaxson Dart and Malik Nabers, the team could be entirely out of contention come December.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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The Fool points toward a leap into the unknown, while the Ten of Wands speaks to burnout and an unsustainable load.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
Verb
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After the United States and Iran failed to agree on the peace proposal on May 10, oil prices jumped $3 a barrel.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Sony — The stock jumped more than 6% after the company announced a joint venture with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to develop and manufacture image sensors.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Noun
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This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from the Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon’s sarcophagus.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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This month, the hospital granted rare access to reporters from The Associated Press, allowing them into rooms that lie on either side of the centerpiece of Les Invalides, a soaring mausoleum that holds Napoleon's sarcophagus.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
Verb
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There is no hockey equivalent of the six-year quarterback, no portal-hopping 25-year-old gaming an extra NIL season.—
Daryl G. Jones,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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Think jumping in place, hopping side to side, or moving through squats with a slow descent and a fast burst back up.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Lying in this crypt is Nathan Lane’s Willy Loman, a tragic humbug, his delusions contradicted by the ruins around him.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Only the crypt—the chapel beneath the church—had been partially completed.—
Alicja Zelazko,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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