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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Recent Examples of vaults
Corey Pronman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The maker of Passwordstate, an enterprise-grade password manager for storing companies’ most privileged credentials, is urging them to promptly install an update fixing a high-severity vulnerability that hackers can exploit to gain administrative access to their vaults.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Leading the way is The Tortured Poets Department up 29-14, while Folklore improves 25-17, Lover lifts 45-19, Reputation gains 38-26 and Midnights vaults 63-34.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Peter Debruge and Owen Gleiberman, Variety‘s chief film critics, weigh in on the qualitative value of the riches in Paramount’s vaults.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Entry corridors rise into groin vaults that lend ceremony to daily passages.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
Cole Hutson, like his brother Lane, vaults up into the top group of prospects following a great 18-year-old season at Boston University.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The maker of Passwordstate, an enterprise-grade password manager for storing companies’ most privileged credentials, is urging them to promptly install an update fixing a high-severity vulnerability that hackers can exploit to gain administrative access to their vaults.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Leading the way is The Tortured Poets Department up 29-14, while Folklore improves 25-17, Lover lifts 45-19, Reputation gains 38-26 and Midnights vaults 63-34.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Peter Debruge and Owen Gleiberman, Variety‘s chief film critics, weigh in on the qualitative value of the riches in Paramount’s vaults.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Entry corridors rise into groin vaults that lend ceremony to daily passages.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
In addition, things like VR technology, open and closed high-density portals, thermal nuclear energy, vaults, variable gravity, use of laser technology, and being tech-savvy are celebrated.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaults
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The woman jumps off the balcony.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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One statistic really jumps off the page.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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D'Angelo explained exactly what had happened to make that scene, in which a squirrel leaps out of the family tree, prompting the family to run around the house to try and evade it.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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David Digilio and Jesse Wigutow wrote the script that finds Jared Leto playing a supersoldier named Ares who leaps from the confines of the digital Grid into our real world.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Each morning, Walter gets out his cart or walker, and Angus hops straight in, ready for that day's adventure.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Gaga is currently touring her seventh album with the Mayhem Ball Tour, which kicked off mid-July in Las Vegas and will stop off in Miami, New York City, Toronto and Chicago before the singer-songwriter hops the pond to cities like London, Milan, Barcelona and others.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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Virgil van Dijk is the center-back who springs to mind when discussing Liverpool’s achievements in the modern era.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Vaults.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaults. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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