to soar
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1.8
- verb
- /sɔr/
- As the bird spread its wings, it began to soar gracefully above the treetops.
- soar into the sky
- soar like an eagle
- soaring birds
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Watch on YouTubeIt felt so good to soar, to fly, to be free.
- It felt so good to soar, to fly, to be free.
- This elevated group soars, and at night, by the light of Saint Elmo's fire, they drift as far as Santo Domingo and beyond.
- You know, as long as that book is read, that guy's going to keep soaring into that hedge for, you know, and that tree.
Examples
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She and I will soar to heights never before seen.
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It felt so good to soar, to fly, to be free.
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And I soar through a world that is new, That is free!
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Alicia had always dreamed of what it would be like to soar through the clouds.
Academic text (2015) -
The beast flies off with the fair maiden, soaring over the castle wall and into the distance.
Fiction book (1992) -
There in the night sky, Pegasus can be seen soaring unfettered and free.
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Flight 175 soars over New Jersey at 28,000 feet.
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Soaring with the wind.
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The eagle, by contrast, soars to the top of the vertical axis mundi.
Academic text (1999) -
Many creatures had made the arduous journey, not only by land, but on the wing, soaring high above the pastoral terrain.
Synonyms
78
2.9
To move smoothly and without effort through the air or over a surface
39
1.0
To move smoothly and easily through the air or over a surface
8
3.1
To move through the air above a place, for example a plane or bird
5
3.9
To move quickly through the air like a bird
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6.4
To move or glide through the air like a light toy on a string
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Etymology
The word soar gives the picture of something rising into the open sky. Think of a bird or a hang glider catching the wind and 'flying up' freely, which is exactly why soar means to fly or glide high and with little effort.