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soared

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsɔɹd// UK //sˈɔːd// soared

v. rose very quickly to a high level or amount. You use this to describe things like prices, temperatures, or birds flying high in the sky.

v. the past tense of 'soar'; refers to rising or flying high in the air, or increasing rapidly in value or intensity. Often used in financial contexts to describe sharp upward trends.


SIMPLE

The price of bread soared last month.

CONTEXTUAL

After the positive earnings report, the company's stock price soared by twenty percent in a single afternoon.

COMPLEX

The eagle soared effortlessly above the jagged peaks, while below, the temperature soared as the midday sun beat down on the valley floor.

Synonyms
Usage

Intransitive; does not take a direct object. Often followed by a prepositional phrase starting with 'to' or 'by'.

Pitfall

The prices soared the costsThe prices soaredSoared is intransitive and cannot take a direct object; it describes something rising, not something raising another thing.

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