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Definition of lopenext
as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the jogger happily loped along, just enjoying the fresh morning air

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noun

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Recent Examples of lope
Verb
Perry has been loping around the world on this tour for four months. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025 Sporting a military-style hooded jacket and baseball cap, Eminem joined Jelly Roll in loping down a ramp that led to the middle of the stadium floor, mugging for each other and for the video camera. Gary Graff, Billboard, 19 May 2025
Noun
The latter has an easy lope made menacing by a cartoon-alien zap answered by other machines that caw like birds. Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025 There is also more than a bit of repetition — scenes played in different settings, with different energies, props and clues, but making more or less the same point, even as the series lopes bit by bit toward a conclusion. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lope
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
  • The Twins’ center fielder immediately dropped his bat, hopped up and down and walked straight off the field and into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Following the game, Tidwell and Susac both hopped in laundry carts in the Giants’ clubhouse and were showered with beer by their teammates to celebrate their respective milestones.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The following season marked a nice bounce-back, though.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Merrill and Machado followed with singles, and both moved up on an errant throw and fortunate bounce.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The maneuver went so well that the space agency skipped two out of three smaller corrective burns built into the mission’s schedule.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
  • No amount of serums or treatments can undo the damage caused by skipping sun protection.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The leap up to federal policy marks a new chapter in the group's evolution, said Maurice Cunningham, a former political science professor at the University of Massachusetts-Boston who tracks the organization and its relationships.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Artemis, by contrast, aims to establish a base near the lunar south pole, building knowledge and skills that will help humanity make the next giant leap — to Mars.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026

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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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