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Recent Examples of lope
Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
One Great Pyrenees lopes over to say hello while another looks out from behind greenery flanking the porch’s Whiteselle Corsicana brick steps.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Reum, a boyish and buoyant Midwesterner in navy sweats, lopes into the room to check on his wife.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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Verb
Super speedy folks may need to make a few adjustments, and yep, using one might require a bit more mental toughness than loping through a scenic park or by a waterfront vista.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
One Great Pyrenees lopes over to say hello while another looks out from behind greenery flanking the porch’s Whiteselle Corsicana brick steps.
—Charlotte Collins, Architectural Digest, 26 Nov. 2024
Noun
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Reum, a boyish and buoyant Midwesterner in navy sweats, lopes into the room to check on his wife.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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Other objectives including testing a a Nokia LTE 4G communications system and deploying a propulsive drone capable of hopping across the lunar surface.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Shopping bots are becoming available that are capable of hopping between online retailers and searching for the best prices, deals and promotions for their users.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Besides the luck of the bounce, Lott was quick to bring up the health of the players — as was Montana.—
Schuyler Dixon,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The bounce in Novo Nordisk’s shares on Wednesday was encouraging.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Trail Blazers were going to trade Ayton at the trade deadline, opening up the yellow brick road for Clingan to skip his way to fantasy wizardry merrily, yeah?—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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While Colin Jost noted that there probably was time, Murray moved right along, skipping Colin Jost entirely and putting his brother Brian Doyle-Murray in the top spot.—
Melissa Locker,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Now the actress is taking a dramatic leap by starring in Hulu’s new limited series Good American Family (premiering March 19), which takes on the twisted, true-crime story of Natalia Grace.—
Julie Jordan,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bowman Chrome 1st Auto PSA 10 — $250.00 If there was ever an opportunity for the Atlanta Braves outfielder to take a leap on the field and in the card market, now seems like the time.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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