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 The Club has owned a position in Nvidia since 2019, years before the company's graphics processing units helped enable the generative AI boom, turning Nvidia into a juggernaut stock and vaulting Huang into rockstar CEO status. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026 Philadelphia and Boston entered ranked first and second in the East standings, respectively, with the Celtics’ win vaulting them into the top spot. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026 Boise State lost 34-27 to Oregon in the season-opener, but the Ducks had fallen out of the rankings in recent weeks before vaulting back in after defeating Ohio State on the road this past weekend. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulting
  1. leaping
  2. jumping
  3. hopping
Verb
  • Jorgenson seems to enjoy leaping from one difficult task to another.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Minoan frescoes and artifacts depict bull-leaping women, the snake goddess (associated with power, fertility, and the cycle of life), and the midwife goddess Eileithyia.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of leaping
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  • The video shows another man jumping off of the orange BNSF train, who police said was reportedly a train conductor.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Vans’ ongoing comeback could also be traced on the platform, with total sales quadrupling and average resale prices jumping 49 percent.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Spends much of its time hopping and scratching on the ground or under bird feeders.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The whole situation devolves from there, with Reed having to shoot Peter to prevent him from strangling her, destroying all of the surveillance tape, and hopping into a getaway car with Zeus and Spitfire after a very cursory search for Vita.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of hopping

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