Thesaurus results for VAULTED

vaulted

verb

Definition of vaulted

past tense of vault

as in leaped

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air vaulted over the obstacle with ease

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Recent Examples of vaulted Machado’s hot streak — and the resurgence of the other Padres stars — has vaulted them into a playoff spot. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The two luchadors exchanged loud chops to the chest but Wagner vaulted Lee into the air onto the ground. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The on-site restaurant and bar serve up steakhouse favorites and craft cocktails, and the dining room has vaulted windows that overlook the neighboring meadow. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 The problem is that UNC did not need to be vaulted onto the national college football scene, with a brand that had already established a name behind past success, even if that spotlight had dimmed in previous years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The goal vaulted Debinha into first place on the NWSL’s career scoring leaderboard. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 With strict preservation guidelines limiting more square footage (and to protect the historic facade), the team carefully expanded the kitchen and added a back porch, living room, and vaulted primary suite behind the original structure. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 Saturday’s launch vaulted Skyroot to a plane above any other space startup in India, or, for that matter, in any country outside of the United States and China. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 2026 In 2020, the CASP competition vaulted AlphaFold to prominence and a Nobel Prize. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 14 July 2026

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Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Franks reached the goal line, leapt in the air, trapped the pass to his chest and got pummeled by the Jaguars linebacker in coverage — he was crushed to the point his helmet flew off in the melee.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

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Cox Automotive reported subcompact SUV sales jumped more than 23% year over year in June, while small and midsize pickup sales rose about 12%.

— Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The biggest thing is that despite not having major playing time like some of the linebackers who came before him, Pierce has jumped into that vocal leadership role.

— Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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