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
Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
It was supposed to be the year of the great leap forward by the GOP, with major candidates running alongside Rockefeller for all six constitutional offices.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
Trending on Billboard During the week ending Dec. 26, Dylan’s catalog earned 11.6 million U.S. on-demand streams, according to Luminate; that number leapt to 20.2 million streams the following week (ending Jan. 2), in the first full tracking week since the film’s wide release.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some of her narrative leaps do falter, like that modem straining to connect.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
It was supposed to be the year of the great leap forward by the GOP, with major candidates running alongside Rockefeller for all six constitutional offices.
—arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Those who want to leap into the AC Future early can place a $100 basic reservation or queue-skipping $400 priority reservation for all three planned expanding habitats now.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
Trending on Billboard During the week ending Dec. 26, Dylan’s catalog earned 11.6 million U.S. on-demand streams, according to Luminate; that number leapt to 20.2 million streams the following week (ending Jan. 2), in the first full tracking week since the film’s wide release.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Leap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leap. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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