as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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Recent Examples of lollop In the foreground, two sea lions lollop up a beach toward the frame, while another looks over its shoulder, apprehending, with what one imagines would be no small horror, that a killer whale has just exploded out of the Atlantic breakers behind them. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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  • But there is also a far more practical reason for doing something as crazy as bunny hopping up the Eiffel Tower.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • One option is to hop on a seaplane—many guests staying at luxury resorts will arrive this way.
    Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Sasaki needed two pitches to get the final out, as Tommy Edman fired a bouncing throw that Freeman had to sprawl to grab to close out the night.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The score would have given Arizona a 21-point lead late in the game, but instead the ball bounced out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a touchback and a turnover.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Parents who identify as Republican, younger, or homeschool their children are among the most likely to delay or skip vaccines, the survey found.
    Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The grand jury indictment means the former fire chief’s criminal case skips the preliminary hearing phase and moves directly to trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Lollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollop. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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