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Recent Examples of vault
Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
What looks like a straightforward art heist gradually turns into a multi-layered criminal scheme involving a hidden fortune, an underground vault, and shifting alliances inside the team.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 May 2026
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
The spending does vault Israel into the same league as some of the world’s largest public diplomacy operations, according to Landau.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Noun
In the basement, the bank’s former vault now serves as a wine cellar.
—Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026
What looks like a straightforward art heist gradually turns into a multi-layered criminal scheme involving a hidden fortune, an underground vault, and shifting alliances inside the team.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 May 2026
Verb
Those fears have eased in recent weeks as former Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra has vaulted to the front of the pack, though polls still put him, Hilton, and Democratic climate activist Tom Steyer within the margin of error.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
The spending does vault Israel into the same league as some of the world’s largest public diplomacy operations, according to Landau.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vault
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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
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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public coffers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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There are thousands of other viruses circulating in wildlife that could also make the leap.—
Neil Vora,
Time,
22 May 2026
Verb
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He was filmed jumping into the historic fountain while fully clothed as crowds nearby watched.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Data from travel booking platform TrainPal shows that in April, purchases by UK residents of Eurostar tickets to France jumped 42% month-over-month and rose 25% year-over-year.—
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CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The ceremony, coordinated by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3173 and the American Legion Post 72, will be held in front of the community mausoleum.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
20 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.—
Sylvie Corbet,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The plan involved discovering a long lost princess, hopping on a plane to London, breaking into a museum store room, and enlisting the help of a very pathetic historian.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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At one point, Wells skated over to Leetch and told him to hop over the boards anyway.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Noun
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For a macabre detour from all the warm Mediterranean charm, go down to the underground tomb of Chiesa di San Nicolò, where mummified priests line the crypt walls.—
Anne Olivia Bauso,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2026
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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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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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