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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
get a jump on the competition by starting early
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Recent Examples of jump
Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
This year's championships serve as the final qualifier for the U.S. World and World Junior Championship teams, making every spin, jump, and twizzle count.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Kori Hale, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Initial prototypes completely unraveled during initial tests in a wind tunnel, and were ripped during test jumps, but Van Herpen ultimately arrived at a version that held together beautifully for the awe-inspiring descent.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Their 15-year-old son, Brandon Stewart, was injured in the attack and fled the horrific scene by jumping out of his bedroom window.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
This year's championships serve as the final qualifier for the U.S. World and World Junior Championship teams, making every spin, jump, and twizzle count.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
Premium beauty's leading the charge, eyeing an 8% annual jump through 2027.
—Kori Hale, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Initial prototypes completely unraveled during initial tests in a wind tunnel, and were ripped during test jumps, but Van Herpen ultimately arrived at a version that held together beautifully for the awe-inspiring descent.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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Investments in new factories and manufacturing equipment leaped 9.2 percent last year as companies added capacity for exports.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Uruguayan hasn’t scored in the top-flight since November but Slot leapt to his defence.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Environmentalists cringe at the implications for climate change — electricity generation accounts for one-quarter of U.S. carbon emissions, according to the EPA — but miners welcome the shift.—
Matthew Brown,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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But that's not all — the second half of the reunion also revealed a shocking unaired hookup (Josh lied!), an update on the end of the Vacation Alliance, more cringe moments from Laurel, and a potential answer to the biggest question of all: Who is the Challenge GOAT?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When Flora opened the door, Dani rushed in and fell on Flora’s bunk, dramatically throwing the flyers everywhere.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hed warns that rushing into adoption without proper safeguards could backfire.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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One of the newest is Hop Water by Allagash, a carbonated drink made with hops and orange peel.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Plus, these squads put a fun one together just last week in Minnesota and Anthony Edwards vs. Ja Morant is top-shelf stuff, two energetic young bellwethers with big hops and a flair for the dramatic.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Carolina has this cap flexibility advantage because it’s been ruthless over the years about letting non-star UFAs walk.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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With a small majority in the Senate, and a wafer-thin GOP advantage in the House, this is just wishful thinking on the part of Rep. Ogles.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Mindful of the land mines around establishing novel hunting seasons, and wincing over rejection of crane hunting on at least two previous occasions, promoters of the sandhill hunt were intentional about building stakeholder support for a season.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Jan. 2025
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Towns, a righty, winced and grabbed his shooting hand but remained in the game.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car.—
Gene Johnson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Jan. 2025
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An aggressive front will hurry Allen in the hopes of avoiding a shootout.—
The Athletic,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Amara, a nurse who lives in nearby Valencia, said she’s been on edge for weeks as major blazes devastated Southern California.—
Marcio Jose Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2025
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The port and button layout is the same as before, with a volume toggle on the right edge and a power button below it.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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