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Recent Examples of vault
Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2025
The 17-year-old has already collected two gold medals at this year’s World Cup circuit, one on vault and another on floor exercise.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
The New York Islanders, who held the 10th-best odds heading into the lottery, vaulted into the No. 1 spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Noun
Also in the first film, Ethan infiltrates a secure vault at CIA headquarters in Langley, VA, which was supposed to be monitored by William Donloe (Rolf Saxon).
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 22 May 2025
The 17-year-old has already collected two gold medals at this year’s World Cup circuit, one on vault and another on floor exercise.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Verb
A week after the hurricane, back in Milwaukee, Alonso hit the ninth-inning Wild Card Series-winning homer that vaulted the Mets over the Brewers into an NL Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 May 2025
The New York Islanders, who held the 10th-best odds heading into the lottery, vaulted into the No. 1 spot.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vault
Verb
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Movies have long cherished the contrast between a ballerina’s delicacy and lithe visuals with the gritty determination required to leap, dance and twirl in the highly unnatural way that is dancing on your toes.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2025
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By using its emergency docket to leap to the Administration’s defense, the Court acted with unseemly haste and engaged in overt cherry-picking.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
29 May 2025
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The Knicks’ starters were outscored by 29 points over the first two games, and Indiana jumped out to a first-quarter lead both nights.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Children should also be discouraged from swinging on their tummies or jumping off.—
Dr. Julie Gilchrist,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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No one was exactly eager to hop back into the weight room, meeting room and practice field when the offseason program began that April.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Those with international tastes or curiosity can now hop aboard one of Connecticut’s rail lines and try that food within walking distance from select stations.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
29 May 2025
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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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