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soar

 
/sɔr/ verb

Definition

to go up to a high level very quickly: House prices have soared.
to move quickly and smoothly in the sky: The birds were soaring high above.
(Definition of soar verb from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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