Thesaurus results for VAULT

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noun (1)

ˈvȯlt

Definition of vault

as in tomb

an underground burial chamber archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers

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as in leap

an act of leaping into the air a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer

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verb

as in to leap

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

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Many had ornate etchings, even though their designs would be concealed within a vault. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 The track’s sudden end is the only reminder that Songs in the Key of Life EP is definitionally a collection of outtakes, songs Wonder decided to leave in the vaults. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2026

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The remarkable rise of Hyperliquid In the short time since the Hyperliquid blockchain launched in 2023, its HYPE token has vaulted into the top 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Beating Alabama would vault them up even higher in the ranks and silence some of the naysayers. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vault

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Architect Todd Ernst, who helped uncover the mural, compared the experience to discovering an Egyptian tomb.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

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And the leaps of the people in that book generally came from connecting people more closely to their computers.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
That one possession obviously can’t account for 30 additional wins, but Brooklyn doesn’t need a historic leap to benefit from it.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of leap

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But while most young people are struggling to land their first opportunity, some have jumped the line by building their own small businesses and startups—and young founders are now ramping up hiring even as companies across industries slow theirs.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Sustained Spanish Boom Spanish premieres at home jumped a record 83% between 2021-2025, from 40 to 73 local fiction premieres.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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The memorial, which features sculptures of an angel and bronze doves, is located in a cemetery that is also home to the world’s largest Catholic mausoleum.

— Luis Andres Henao, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The shovel now hangs above a massive fireplace in Digger’s mansion, one of those lavish, sprawling estates that the wealthy build as monuments to themselves and which invariably become mausoleums.

— Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Former Georgia Bulldogs superstar and NFL All-Pro running back Todd Gurley hopped aboard Air Force One with Trump on Friday as the president headed to Dalton for a campaign rally ahead of November's midterm elections.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
For starters, small robots that can hop over debris and paddle through water using the same limbs are useful in inspections and search-and-rescue operations in debris-heavy sites.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

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The grandiose panic room where Kate and Hal are locked down after the shooting was filmed in the crypt of a church on the Upper West Side.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Michael the Lawyer and Ben the Barrel Racer go into the third crypt (Alan calls them gay Lara Crofts) and have the option of grabbing $15,000 in gold or $5,000 and a clue about the Traitors.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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