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Recent Examples of vault
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
For the first few weeks at Glacier Point, vault toilets will be available but drinking water will not be available.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
The New York Islanders, who held the 10th-best odds heading into the lottery, vaulted into the No. 1 spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Behind a locked door is a storage area known as the vault, which is lined with shelves packed to the rafters with 25,000 to 30,000 bottles.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
For the first few weeks at Glacier Point, vault toilets will be available but drinking water will not be available.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 9 May 2025
Verb
A week after the hurricane, back in Milwaukee, Alonso hit the ninth-inning Wild Card Series-winning homer that vaulted the Mets over the Brewers into an NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
The New York Islanders, who held the 10th-best odds heading into the lottery, vaulted into the No. 1 spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vault
Verb
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Movies have long cherished the contrast between a ballerina’s delicacy and lithe visuals with the gritty determination required to leap, dance and twirl in the highly unnatural way that is dancing on your toes.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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By using its emergency docket to leap to the Administration’s defense, the Court acted with unseemly haste and engaged in overt cherry-picking.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
Verb
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The Knicks’ starters were outscored by 29 points over the first two games, and Indiana jumped out to a first-quarter lead both nights.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Children should also be discouraged from swinging on their tummies or jumping off.—
Dr. Julie Gilchrist,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Those with international tastes or curiosity can now hop aboard one of Connecticut’s rail lines and try that food within walking distance from select stations.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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