Soared

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soar \Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Soaring}.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by
     exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze;
     akin to Gr. ?????.]
     1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as
        on wings. --Chaucer.


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              When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.
                                                    --Byron.
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     2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be
        exalted in mood.
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              Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton.
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              Valor soars above
              What the world calls misfortune.      --Addison.
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     3. (Aeronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely
        without loss of altitude.
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