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soaring

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

noun

  1. the sport of flying a sailplane.


Other Word Forms

  • unsoaring adjective

Etymology

Origin of soaring

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

Example Sentences

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Engravings of the Arctic from his upcoming book were previewed in the news media, increasing its soaring advance sales.

From Literature

These soaring food prices is why you hear more and more Iranians talking about red meat vanishing from their tables in recent years, to be replaced by cheaper alternatives such as chicken, cheese or beans.

From BBC

Spending has sent shares of chip makers, memory companies, and data center builders soaring at various times over the past few years.

From Barron's

The worst part was just the moment before, when I went from the exhilaration of soaring through the air to the horror of plummeting toward the hard earth.

From Literature

The market has started to become nervous over soaring hyperscaler capital expenditures.

From MarketWatch