To fly high in the air, or to increase rapidly and dramatically, or to feel or reach a very high level of emotion or success.
From Old French 'sorer,' likely from a root meaning to rise. The word entered English in the 1300s and expanded from flying birds to metaphorical meanings.
Eagles and vultures 'soar' by riding thermal updrafts—they barely flap their wings because they use the hot air rising from the ground, which is why soaring feels so effortless in nature!
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