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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In the fifth inning, left fielder Sam Antonacci just missed making a leaping grab on a ball hit to the wall by Isaac Paredes.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Wolf’s Shinobi Prosthetic houses a grappling hook for scaling rooftops, leaping between trees, and approaching enemies stealthily.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaping

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Fellow cybersecurity firm Okta also reported strong results after the bell, with shares jumping roughly 20% following a raise in guidance.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
But the president's endorsement didn't stop a number of other Republicans from jumping into the race, including Norman.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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