soar
verb (used without object)
to fly upward, as a bird.
has been soaring
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present perfect progressiveof soar (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The number of graduate students in management who received financial assistance has been soaring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
According to Bank of America analysts, since this spring, spending by the highest-earning third of Americans has been soaring, while that of middle- and lower-income households has stagnated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025
Inflation in the UK has been soaring, with living costs eating into household budgets.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2022
Investment in new workplace technologies has been soaring, according to Jason Corsello, a venture capitalist, who called “performance management” one of the fastest-growing categories, with an eightfold increase in funding in the last five years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2022
The price of butter has been soaring beyond our reach, and the market for “butterine,” “nut margarine,” “oleomargarine,” or whatever the substitute table fat may be called, has expanded tremendously.
From Everyday Foods in War Time by Mary Swartz Rose
