Thesaurus results for VAULTING

vaulting

verb

Definition of vaulting

present participle of vault

as in leaping

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

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Recent Examples of vaulting 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 None of the Rockets’ young players showed immediate signs of vaulting into the league’s upper echelon. — Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 4 May 2026

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Video captured a woman leaping from an 11th-floor ledge into a firefighter’s arms to escape a high-rise fire.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2026
On the play Dart returned, the QB escaped the pocket before finding Fields in the end zone for a leaping touchdown grab.

— Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaping

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Others were prevented from jumping, according to reports from the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Rather than jumping into a price war this summer, Lowe’s directed its $80 million in tariff refunds toward protecting profit margins and covering rising operational costs.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumping

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