as in hops
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 leaps
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
As a director, Kendrick leaps around in time through the ’70s, staging a number of Rodney Alcala’s pickups and murders.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Hooper's original is often imitated but never replicated, one of the few horror movies that leaps from the screen without an ounce of artifice attached and embeds itself in your subconscious.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Giant leaps forward have been made in cardiac devices, electrosurgical instruments and even nanobots.
—Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The cavern caves in between them as the old king leaps to his doom.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Then a second suspect – dressed in a hoody and gray pants – leaps into the air and stomps down hard on the victim’s head.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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The video, which has received over 840,000 views since it was shared on November 20, shows Iggy waiting in the backyard while Duffy leaps upward to open the door from the inside.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
As a director, Kendrick leaps around in time through the ’70s, staging a number of Rodney Alcala’s pickups and murders.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
Hooper's original is often imitated but never replicated, one of the few horror movies that leaps from the screen without an ounce of artifice attached and embeds itself in your subconscious.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Giant leaps forward have been made in cardiac devices, electrosurgical instruments and even nanobots.
—Jim Pursley, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The cavern caves in between them as the old king leaps to his doom.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Then a second suspect – dressed in a hoody and gray pants – leaps into the air and stomps down hard on the victim’s head.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Leaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaps. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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