vaulted

Definition of vaultednext
past tense of vault

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vaulted But viral fame prompted an official release in April and the song vaulted onto charts worldwide. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulted
Verb
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Clancy later jumped from a second-story window in an apparent suicide attempt, which left her paralyzed from the waist down.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
  • When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2022, oil and fuel costs jumped worldwide—partially out of fears of war spreading globally—but prices settled down after a few months amid a recognition that the conflict was contained.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Vaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulted. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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