vault 1 of 3

as in tomb
an underground burial chamber archaeologists were thrilled to discover an ancient vault that hadn't been looted by grave robbers

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vault

2 of 3

noun (2)

as in leap
an act of leaping into the air a vault over the car's hood by the frightened deer

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vault

3 of 3

verb

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Noun
Emerging from the Cinder, Jod was greeted as said Emissary, and he and the ship were lowered down into a deep, deep cavern — eventually landing at the foot of a giant vault door. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 7 Jan. 2025 Chiles competed three events for the Bruins: vault, bars, and floor, delivering scores of 9.9+ on the first two and claiming the vault title. Caroline Price, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
After all six gymnasts in each lineup perform, the teams swap events (hosts to bars, visitors to vault) for the second rotation. Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 Shigeru Ban has experimented with wooden lattices, vaulting, curved planes, grids, and steel-free joinery using only pegs and dowels. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for vault 
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Verb
  • Investments in new factories and manufacturing equipment leaped 9.2 percent last year as companies added capacity for exports.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Uruguayan hasn’t scored in the top-flight since November but Slot leapt to his defence.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Boy restrained, secluded dozens of times On an August afternoon, in the backyard outside his house in Emmett, 9-year-old Cash jumped up and down on the trampoline with his brother.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The beer is double dry hopped with nelson, citra and motueka hops.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • On our sailing, guests would say farewell or hop on for the first time at every port.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Vault.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vault. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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