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
The shop has a selection of over 100,000 books, including a collection so rare that the shop owners keep them locked away in the former bank vault. Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025 This is not your average vault. ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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
  • Just as Victor appeared to break open, Jackson leaped into the air, stretched his right arm skyward and pulled down a dazzling one-handed catch at the 3-yard line.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Lyon’s magnetism touches the entire cast, but her bits with both Killam’s Boone and Chenoweth’s Tammy really leap off the screen.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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  • 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
  • Instacart is facing an increasingly competitive landscape, with market share loss a concern as more companies hop into the grocery delivery space.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The eighth and final season of the calendar-hopping romance will drop on March 6, 2026, Starz announced Monday.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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