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

But soaring gold prices are helping change that calculus, he said—especially given how financially strapped many Americans feel.

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Beneath the towering, neon-lit billboards of Times Square, six of the world's top long jumpers are soaring through the air, turning one of New York's most iconic streets into an unlikely athletics stage.

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But what is especially striking is the contrast between the current economy and that of the 1990s—a contrast most evident in the divergent performance of gold, which soured back then and is soaring now.

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Sunny quarterly results from Delta Air Lines DAL -3.51%decrease; red down pointing triangle sent air carrier stocks soaring on Thursday.

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She shows how teen tech use correlates with soaring rates of depression and plunging levels of adequate sleep and in-person socializing.

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