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soared, sword
soared (SOHRD) (verb)
1. Flowed or sailed often at a great height by floating on air currents: "The eagle soared high in the sky above us."
2. To have risen quickly upward to a great height: "The ball soared out of the stadium."
2. To have risen quickly upward to a great height: "The ball soared out of the stadium."
sword (SOHRD) (noun)
A weapon with a long metal blade that usually has a sharp point and edge: "He was a skilled fighter with a sword."
"There is a saying that people need to beat their swords into plowshares; or, to stop fighting wars and begin to live peacefully."
During the hand-to-hand fight, the man's rapier flew into the air; that is, the opponent's sword soared out of control.
He who lives by the sword dies by the sword or, in other words, those who view war as a solution to a national or international problem will ultimately be destroyed by their own soaring violence.
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“soared”
soar majestically (verb), soars majestically; soared; majestically; soaring majestically
To ascend or to rise to a height in splendor or magnificent appearance and display. The Hamada (Japan) Marine Bridge soars majestically over this small fishing harbor, so much larger than the squid boats anchored below that it seems out of place.
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Economics on a Global Scale
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