vaulting

verb

Definition of vaultingnext
present participle of vault
as in leaping
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air vaulted over the obstacle with ease

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Recent Examples of vaulting One such domino fell Monday, when former Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic committed to Kentucky — immediately vaulting the Wildcats into the Top 25. — Cj Moore june 2, New York Times, 2 June 2026 The move follows Anthropic’s filing of confidential paperwork for an initial public offering, vaulting the startup ahead of AI rival OpenAI. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026 The victory improved the Wave to 8-4-1 this season, vaulting them back into first place in the league standings. — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026 None of the Rockets’ young players showed immediate signs of vaulting into the league’s upper echelon. — Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026 The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in battleground districts after a series of setbacks in recent years. — ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in Georgia and other battleground states after a series of setbacks in recent years. — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 But despite vaulting her toward an Emmy nomination in 2020, the visibility of a major network TV show didn’t come with a clean, cinematic sense of arrival. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026 On her final attempt, Gu stomped a left double-cork 1260 with a toxic grab, vaulting from sixth place into silver-medal position. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulting
  1. leaping
  2. jumping
  3. hopping
Verb
  • Clark made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone to trim Sierra Canyon’s lead to 21-14 with about nine minutes left.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 July 2026
  • That included a nice defensive play by Randal Grichuk, who made a leaping catch at the left-field wall for the first out of the fourth inning.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • Joveljic celebrated his goal by jumping into the stands at Sporting Park before being mobbed by teammates.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The Horned Frogs started strong, jumping out to a 3-0 record with a line that seemed to figure out its run blocking issues.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • For a Greek Escape Soft whites and baby blues are perfect for island hopping in the Cyclades.
    — Emma Spedding, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • As a recent article by Bloomberg points out, riders hopping into driverless cabs from Waymo, Tesla, and Zoox are treating driverless trips as a license to unwind.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Definition of hopping

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