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noun (1)

plural of vault

as in tombs

an underground burial chamber archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers

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vaults

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noun (2)

plural of vault

as in leaps

an act of leaping into the air a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vault

as in jumps

to propel oneself upward or forward into the air vaulted over the obstacle with ease

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Noun

When the Nazis confiscated the negative and shipped it back to Berlin, Hensel safeguarded it in the Reichsfilmarchiv vaults in Berlin until the Allied victory. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026 These enormous swaths of boreal forest from the Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador—more than 1 million square miles—act as massive vaults for carbon, which is locked away in billions of trees and the forest floor. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026 Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026 The People’s Bank of China, for instance, has pushed for multi-month buying sprees, while the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated roughly 100 tonnes of gold back to domestic vaults. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Madonna is, like Paul McCartney this year, animated by rummaging through her own vaults. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 July 2026 The hybrid engine vaults the SUV’s appeal in a crowded segment. — James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026

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His addition vaults them near, if not back to, the top of the AFC after a surprise Super Bowl run last season. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026 Keep what assets remain, hold onto the UFAs and see if there’s a post-Olympics surge with this group that vaults them back into the postseason once again. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026 But what vaults it into classic territory is the film’s message of resilience and love. — Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 22 Dec. 2025 Patriots are legit-scorchin’ on a seven-game win streak as blossoming star QB Drake Maye climbs in league MVP odds and Mike Vrabel vaults to lead in Coach of the Year derby. — Greg Cote november 12, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Weapons are also commonly discovered in these tombs, but not only next to royal men.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
The ad’s most provocative image was of American soldiers’ tombs at the Arlington National Cemetery.

— Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026

Definition of tombs

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In these nine half-baths, designers listed on the AD PRO Directory take imaginative leaps, treating each one as a canvas to wow.

— Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026
Fast forward to now, with huge leaps in AI models, Alexa has received an upgrade and Amazon is thinking about a world where its voice assistant can be with you everywhere.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of leaps

Verb

Waymo, meanwhile, prompts users to report their own spills, charging a $50 cleaning fee that jumps to $100 if the next passenger discovers the mess first.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
More specifically, usable capacity jumps from 46 Ah on the single AGM setup to 64 Ah on the dual-LFP configuration.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of jumps

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The monastery includes a massive network of underground catacombs, which contain the bodies of early Slavic saints, and is one of the most sacred locations in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and a symbol of the country’s cultural and spiritual heritage.

— News Desk, Artforum, 15 June 2026
Don't let the name Wind Cave National Park lull you into thinking only of the dark and mysterious catacombs of the cave.

— Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026

Definition of catacombs

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Arraez has been consistently excellent at vacuuming these tough in-between hops right out of the dirt, often adding a little flair before making his throw.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
The Carnaval de Guaranda, for instance, takes inspiration from a rowdy annual fiesta held in the Bolivar Province and is made with vodka, hops, figs, white truffle, turmeric, and a local moonshine called pájaro azul.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of hops

Verb

The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.

— Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026

Definition of springs

Noun

One captures a white concrete community mausoleum, its crypts often empty, like absent teeth cavities, its coffins stolen presumably for anything valuable inside.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
In Culiacan, in neighboring Sinaloa state, home to a cartel of the same name, there is a cemetery known for its luxury crypts and mausoleums for one-time kingpins like Ignacio Coronel — an old associate of El Mencho — and Arturo Beltrán Leyva.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026

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