leapfrogged

verb

Definition of leapfroggednext
past tense of leapfrog
1
as in leaped

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as in eluded

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leapfrogged
  1. leaped
  2. eluded
  3. escaped
  4. jumped
  5. avoided
  6. skipped
  7. shunned
  8. evaded
Verb
  • The blaze also shut down a portion of the Pacific Coast Highway, a key artery in and out of the city, as flames leaped across it and threatened the Malibu Pier, a popular tourist attraction.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Oracle’s stock had already leaped more than 80% for the year coming into Tuesday, which raised the bar of expectations for its profit report.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaped
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  • In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, a Tax Notes investigation unveiled how money sheltered in offshore insurance investment vehicles has eluded IRS auditors hampered by poor training and silos within the agency.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His ultimate goal may have eluded him, but Ricciardo put together a resumé that would be the envy of many drivers over the course of his 15-year F1 journey.
    Sam Joseph, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of eluded
Verb
  • After Thompson was gunned down, police said, Mangione ran off, rode into Central Park on a bike, ditched it on the Upper West Side, then took a taxi to the Port Authority bus terminal near the George Washington Bridge and escaped from the city.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The defendant allegedly escaped the scene on a bike and subsequetly fled New York City and was at large for nearly a week.
    Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of escaped
Verb
  • Without hesitating, Weil jumped into the water to save his dogs, the video shows.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The year saw Americans double their international travels in the pursuit of live events, according to a new report from StubHub, as demand for live events jumped by 33% globally compared to 2023.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Yoon Impeachment Attempt Yoon narrowly avoided impeachment on Saturday after most lawmakers from the ruling party boycotted the floor vote in the National Assembly.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Initially, that Bogie and Bacall parentage was something their son avoided.
    Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of avoided
Verb
  • Another defensive lineman who was a late addition was Marlon Osborne, who skipped his junior season, came out late and has joined with Virzi to provide help.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Media coverage pretty much skipped past that portion and went straight to the more exciting pronouncements.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Having lost its mother during a traumatic birth, the cow Lucy had to be bottle-fed and was shunned by the herd.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Once shunned at the G20 summit in 2014 after his annexation of the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine and his stoking of separatism in Ukraine’s Donbas region, Putin was the man to speak to a year later.
    Nathan Hodge, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of shunned
Verb
  • Minimizing the number of actions a fugitive takes before and after a crime is crucial to avoid getting caught, said Peter Young, a former FBI fugitive who evaded capture for more than seven years on terrorism charges related to releases of animals from fur farms.
    Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Even against Carolina, just before halftime, Hurts evaded heavy pressure on a 15-yard scramble into the Panthers red zone.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of evaded
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