as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence
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Recent Examples of leap
David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
As the appetite for multihulls increases, design has taken a significant leap forward.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
By the period of Dec. 13-16, that figure leapt 95% to over 1.7 million streams.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
—David Dickstein, Orange County Register, 18 Dec. 2024
As the appetite for multihulls increases, design has taken a significant leap forward.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
The larger picture is especially grim: Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has leaped, as reported by the Israeli media and human-rights groups.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
By the period of Dec. 13-16, that figure leapt 95% to over 1.7 million streams.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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