vaulted

verb

Definition of vaultednext
past tense of vault
as in leaped
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air vaulted over the obstacle with ease

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Recent Examples of vaulted Machado’s hot streak — and the resurgence of the other Padres stars — has vaulted them into a playoff spot. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 The two luchadors exchanged loud chops to the chest but Wagner vaulted Lee into the air onto the ground. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The on-site restaurant and bar serve up steakhouse favorites and craft cocktails, and the dining room has vaulted windows that overlook the neighboring meadow. — Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026 The problem is that UNC did not need to be vaulted onto the national college football scene, with a brand that had already established a name behind past success, even if that spotlight had dimmed in previous years. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The goal vaulted Debinha into first place on the NWSL’s career scoring leaderboard. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 With strict preservation guidelines limiting more square footage (and to protect the historic facade), the team carefully expanded the kitchen and added a back porch, living room, and vaulted primary suite behind the original structure. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026 Saturday’s launch vaulted Skyroot to a plane above any other space startup in India, or, for that matter, in any country outside of the United States and China. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 July 2026 In 2020, the CASP competition vaulted AlphaFold to prominence and a Nobel Prize. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaulted
  1. leaped
  2. jumped
  3. hopped
Verb
  • Miami got off to a promising start, taking a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute when Casemiro, who lined up as a center back, leaped above Montreal defenders and scored on a header off a Telasco Segovia corner kick.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the distance, a toddler in a matching Nike outfit literally leaped into the arms of a crying woman, perhaps a grandmother, squeezing tightly for a hug.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaped
Verb
  • The Sox jumped back ahead in the third inning on a Benintendi RBI single.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • After writing up our game stories for the 49ers’ playoff win in Green Bay in January 2014, Matt Maiocco and I hopped in a rental car at midnight and drove to Chicago for a flight later that morning.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of hopped

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“Vaulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaulted. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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