vaulting

Definition of vaultingnext
present participle of vault

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vaulting 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 Iowa Cubs/Michael Hill Berkshire Hathaway sharply increased its stake in Alphabet in the second quarter, vaulting the Google parent into its three biggest stock holdings. Yun Li, CNBC, 14 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 Burnham was mayor of Greater Manchester before vaulting back into national politics, and one of his first acts was to set up a branch office in the city. ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 His post-practice shower was doing very little to slow down the blood still vaulting through his veins. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 30 July 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulting
Verb
  • Herbert repeatedly connected with Ladd McConkey early in the game, and later found him for a touchdown, but that option disappeared near the end of the third quarter when the standout receiver suffered a chest injury while leaping to make a catch.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • From its uppermost floors, people were leaping out to their deaths, windmilling in terror toward the concrete below.
    Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There was still the possibility that all of this had been a colossal instance of jumping to conclusions on Tristan’s part, and that the name Buster had been chosen at random for its mass appeal.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Spring for a scrub and a massage for extra relaxation, and unwind in the lounge afterward for snacks and tea to refuel before jumping back into activities like birdwatching, kayaking, and lawn games.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And there’s perhaps no better way to experience it than hopping on the rails for a ride through Colorado with the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026
  • And if the couple decides to live a nomadic life, hopping from mansion to mansion, Farlow said thousands of years of Samoyed breeding should come in handy.
    David Mack, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Vaulting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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