SOARED Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

soared

verb

past tense of soar

as in climbed

to move or extend upward the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris

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as in flew

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings bats soaring and swooping through the night air

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as in increased

to rise abruptly and rapidly gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage

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Recent Examples of soared That squeeze has been compounded as the cost of groceries, gas and health insurance have also soared. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026 Advertisement The day after the raid, the Wilder School District reported absent rates soared, with 20% of students absent, according to The Idaho Statesman. — Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, the spread on its five-year credit default swaps, contracts used to hedge against default, at one point soared above 1,140 basis points. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 The Kospi had soared this year, and in June was up as much as 116% year-to-date. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Tech stocks shed more than $1 trillion in value Friday, as the price of oil soared to its highest levels in five months. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Chipotle's stock soared as much as 8% last week after the Financial Times reported that Starbucks had been exploring a deal to purchase Chipotle. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Applications for visas under VAWA soared by 360% from 2020 to 2024, according to Citizenship and Immigration Services, which has said many of these applications were found to be fraudulent. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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The outbreak remains concentrated in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, where cases have climbed from 177 to 352.

— Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
The scouts said the object climbed quickly before appearing to disintegrate.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of climbed

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Last year, global output for these complex machines hovered around just 9,600 units.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
As the military-style helicopter hovered above them, attendees from the rural, predominantly Latino community, began to get nervous.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hovered

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During a July 27 Highfill Water and Sewer Committee meeting, Kahrl reported the number of active water meters in the city increased from 2,077 to 2,285 over 12 months.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
More recently, the evolution of AI has increased the ease with which these websites can be populated with content, eliminating the need to pay writers and automating the production of social media posts.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of increased

Verb

During Lula's first two terms in office, from 2003 to 2010, Brazil's economy boomed, and millions of Brazilians rose out of poverty.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Was the last petal from the enchanted rose about to fall, this beauty of a season due to turn ugly?

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of rose

Verb

The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Merino glided away from challenges to keep Arsenal in control.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of glided

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While oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz have largely recovered, the cost to get that crude out has skyrocketed because of expensive and inefficient workarounds being used.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Months later, a Reddit post linked to it, page views skyrocketed from 8,000 to more than a million and Hollywood came calling.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of skyrocketed

Verb

The Giants had a chance to take the lead after that but Dominic Zvada’s 44-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Needing 11 yards on fourth down to continue their drive and cut into a 23-7 Packers lead, Prescott narrowly avoided a sack before lofting a pass that sailed out the back of the end zone, not close to any particular Cowboys receiver.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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