soaring

[sawr-ing, sohr-]

noun

1. the sport of flying a sailplane.

Other Word Forms

• unsoaring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of soaring¹

First recorded in 1895–90; soar + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Shares of one of Europe’s worst-performing companies this year — Puma — were soaring on Thursday after reports a Chinese suitor and possibly others might be circling.

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The external walls of the soaring residential towers were covered in bamboo scaffolding and wrapped in netting and plastic sheeting.

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The maker of sensors used in cars and robots announced the development this week, sending shares soaring.

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This year, the city had to close a nearly $1-billion shortfall caused largely by rising personnel costs, soaring legal payouts and a slowdown in the local economy.

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After three years of breakneck growth and soaring valuations, the AI industry enters 2026 with some of the euphoria giving way to tough questions.

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