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 His 28 established a new tournament record and vaulted him to 20-under par. — Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 25 July 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 Indiana’s Curt Cignetti vaulted over Smart after the former led Indiana to an unbeaten season and national championship. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 The barn’s original wood structure forms vaulted ceilings over wood floors, a living room with a fireplace, and a mezzanine loft. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 7 July 2026 The heart of the home features a large open living area with timber kitchen, central fire place, vaulted timber ceilings, and large floor-to-ceiling windows. — Bridget Borgobello july 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026 Scottie Scheffler’s 10-under-par 60, two shots off the tournament record, vaulted him to the top of the leaderboard. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026 May comes to Dallas after guiding Michigan to its first national title since 1989, a run that vaulted him into the upper tier of college coaches. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 24 June 2026

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Even Utah has leaped ahead of Winnipeg with tantalizing young up-and-coming talent.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday, SpaceX's shares leapt more than 9% ahead of the earnings, but promptly gave much of it back in after-hours trading following the report.

— John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaped

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Coca-Cola, Berkshire’s third largest position at $35 billion, has jumped 25% year-to-date.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Thomas says that starting around 2015, there was a lot of bad whiskey being produced as the category grew in popularity and investors jumped onto the whiskey bandwagon, charging premium prices for sub-standard liquid.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumped

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The Texas Rangers’ Wyatt Langford, an excellent defender, turned his back, took several hard steps, leaped and extended his glove, but the ball found grass and one-hopped the wall.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
But in the shadow of their imperialistic expansion, the Cleveland Guardians took a massive jump from +4000 to +3500 while the San Diego Padres hopped from +8000 to +7500 thanks to their moves.

— J.J. Bailey, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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