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 family room is also vaulted to reveal the loft space above―yet another way of providing extra volume to a relatively modest space.
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
FanDuel and BetMGM both have Shanahan with the third-highest odds at +300 behind Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, who vaulted into second place following Thursday’s win at home.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Overall, this run has vaulted Florida back up in the division standings.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
But after first-half interceptions from both Sayin and Mendoza, Pavia vaulted into the top spot as the betting favorite at -110, according to BetMGM.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
FanDuel and BetMGM both have Shanahan with the third-highest odds at +300 behind Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald, who vaulted into second place following Thursday’s win at home.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Overall, this run has vaulted Florida back up in the division standings.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Dec. 2025
But after first-half interceptions from both Sayin and Mendoza, Pavia vaulted into the top spot as the betting favorite at -110, according to BetMGM.
—Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulted
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Mitchell sat at a table with Brandi Carlile, and the crowd leapt to their feet when Davis revealed the folk legend was in the room.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
1 Feb. 2026
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Charlie Weis already had his gig with Notre Dame, and everybody heard Romeo Crennel was going to Cleveland, but after McCartney did four of his songs on worldwide television, his CD’s leaped toward the top of Amazon’s Movers & Shakers list.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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This morning, Nvidia announced an investment of $2 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure provider CoreWeave, whose stock jumped 8% on the news.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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After opening up at one of Eilish’s shows, Parks hopped in a car to head 200 miles west across the country to the Glastonbury Festival site.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
28 Jan. 2026
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But by Saturday afternoon, as attendees hopped around Park City, many were also watching videos of the killing of Pretti, a Minnesota nurse, on their cellphones, and a sense of cognitive dissonance began to permeate the festival.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Vaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulted. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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