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 Plus, Mac Miller’s The Divine Feminine returns to the top 10, vaulting 159-10, after its 10th anniversary reissue. — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2026 Briscoe held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win his second straight NASCAR playoff race in a photo finish on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, vaulting him into contention to earn his first Cup Series championship. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026 Micron's main memory peers, Korea's SK Hynix and Samsung, have also enjoyed breathtaking rallies during this time, vaulting into the trillion-dollar market cap club in 2026. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Cooper Rush had a difficult task, vaulting atop the Falcons’ quarterback depth chart after starter Tua Tagovailoa suffered an oblique injury during Thursday’s practice. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 13 Sep. 2026 In August of 2023, a trio of lawyers took a call that would end up vaulting them to the highest levels of the federal government. — Luke Broadwater, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Video released by Twin Falls police on Friday shows McClain in a white T-shirt vaulting over the counter once the shooting began, drawing his sidearm and returning fire. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026 Some teams have also recently given opportunities for their top prospects to shine, vaulting them into fantasy relevancy. — Mike Barner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulting
  1. leaping
  2. jumping
  3. hopping
Verb
  • After Mesa's homer gave the Rays a 4-2 lead, Anthony Volpe appeared to hit a two-run shot against Griffin Jax with two outs in the bottom half as a fan reached over the left-field wall and caught the ball over the glove of a leaping Mesa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The father, throwing his children out of the window of their burning home, leaping out after them and taking the lead bullets with his own body.
    — Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • We were all riveted by the image of a glass of red wine undisturbed by a woman jumping next to it on the bed and the idea of sleeping on memory foam originally developed by NASA, now available to us.
    — Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shares are jumping Thursday as part of the market’s rotation into defensive names.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Instead of sending one expensive robot to do a job, a swarm of cheaper hopping ones could monitor water and soil, inspect oil refineries, and explore other locations that are difficult to reach.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
  • And, of course, a country shopping excursion is never complete without a day of hopping between antique markets.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopping

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“Vaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulting. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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