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
The game would be an inflection point in the school’s history, the one that vaulted them into the school’s first Final Four and, really, who-knows-how-many-more once the barrier was broken.
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Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Lyons, meanwhile, vaulted to fame for his Internet jokes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
The winning streak has vaulted the Lakers from sixth in the West to third.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Jayson Tatum defied reasonable expectations to return from a torn Achilles in under a year and have vaulted the Celtics from fun underdog story to bonafide title contenders.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Lyons, meanwhile, vaulted to fame for his Internet jokes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
The winning streak has vaulted the Lakers from sixth in the West to third.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Jayson Tatum defied reasonable expectations to return from a torn Achilles in under a year and have vaulted the Celtics from fun underdog story to bonafide title contenders.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulted
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Joao Palhinha leapt over the advertising boards to celebrate with Tottenham Hotspur’s travelling supporters.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Two plainclothes officers who were driving west in an unmarked vehicle witnessed the shooting and leaped out of the car to chase the shooter on foot.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Orlando’s defense caused problems early for Detroit when the Magic forced seven turnovers in the opening four minutes and jumped out to a 19-7 lead.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Marist, which has scant returning experience from last year’s national powerhouse, jumped out to leads of 5-0 and 16-5 in the ninth game of the day against Glenbard West.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Georgia hopped on the bandwagon to ban gender-affirming care for minors relatively early, in 2023, though the state continued to allow the use of puberty blockers.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
20 Apr. 2026
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Quarterbacks coach Logan Kilgore has hopped on Zoom calls with Rutgers’ Athan Kaliakmanis, Illinois’s Luke Altmyer and Minnesota-Morehead (DII)’s Jack Strand.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Vaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulted. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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