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as in dance
a social gathering for dancing
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
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as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way
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Recent Examples of hop
Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Live DJs play 90s hip hop and R&B while guests sip playful takes on classic cocktails such as the Yuzu Margarita and Japanese Penicillin.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Corrupt conductors, the Americans said, were stopping or slowing the trains to allow migrants to hop on.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Physicists now suspect that in cuprates, specifically, electrons hop between atoms in a particular way that favors pairing.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Live DJs play 90s hip hop and R&B while guests sip playful takes on classic cocktails such as the Yuzu Margarita and Japanese Penicillin.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
Easing mortgage rates in 2024 caused some people to hop off the sidelines and reenter Washington's real estate market — slightly increasing inventory, but also keeping competition and prices high.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Corrupt conductors, the Americans said, were stopping or slowing the trains to allow migrants to hop on.
—Maria Abi-Habib, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
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The final evening, Saturday (March 15), is presented by Carnival Cruise and will feature a high-energy performance from dance music artist John Summit.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
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One of the most recognizable celebrations is lion dance troupes, a dramatic tradition meant to usher in the New Year and expel evil spirits.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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With the launch of the Galaxy S25 family, Galaxy AI can take a giant leap forward that will again define the current make to the benefit of Samsung.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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The leap from college to the pros has not seemed to have fazed Daniels in the slightest.—
Sam Joseph,
CNN,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fears of mass deportations have worried some of the area’s roughly 400,000 immigrants in the country without legal permission, prompting many to skip work and keep their children out of school.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Buyers can also skip the optional pop-top all-together and keep the van a two-sleeper.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2025
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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
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Sometimes, Sara would jump into the sandbox to play with the shovels herself.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Imagine if one of his players had been rejected for a prom date — in front of all his buddies, with countless more voyeurs watching on TV.—
Tyler Kepner,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Good news for anyone who used to treat Seventeen’s prom issue like the Bible: the mermaid dress is back.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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During the interview process, McCoy expressed a desire to consult veterans of the police department and bounce his ideas off them to gauge what approaches have been tried in the past and which ones worked well.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2025
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The order affects the area bounded by Balboa to the east, Tampa to the west, Sesnon to the south, and Sunshine Canyon Road to the north.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for an area bounded by Laurel Canyon Boulevard on the west, Mulholland Drive on the north, the 101 Freeway on the east and Hollywood Boulevard on the south.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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