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  • present participle of soar.
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soaring

American  
[sawr-ing, sohr-] / ˈsɔr ɪŋ, ˈsoʊr- /

noun

  1. the sport of flying a sailplane.


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Etymology

Origin of soaring

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

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It comes with a five-car garage, basement, resort-style pool, soaring ceilings, and many modern amenities.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

Many others have their own stories of struggling with a soaring rental market.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

They demanded an end to AI surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons, as well as soaring San Francisco rents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, an artificial intelligence boom has helped boost global growth, sending tech stocks soaring.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

I’d known as soon as I punched off the vault that I was soaring too far out and wasn’t going to stick the landing.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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