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Recent Examples of lope
Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Then the tamarin departed, loping through the leaves.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Verb
How much of the floor could his team cover if no one ever loped back on defense and gave the other team space to breathe?
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Then the tamarin departed, loping through the leaves.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Recounting this memory at the house in Braddock, Fetterman pauses our conversation and lopes back to the bedroom to retrieve the Post-its.
—Molly Ball, Time, 20 July 2023
The pop mélange builds to a lope then decelerates for the chorus, all while retaining enormous swagger.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lope
Verb
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From choosing the right spot to nap, to hopping on the grass, the clip perfectly captures the way both pups feel about one another.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Diggs has been island hopping this year, having also traveled to Sandals Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a solo birthday celebration in January.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 June 2025
Noun
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For example, Bumble and bumble’s thickening shampoo gives exceptional volume, lift, and bounce—setting the stage excellently for Oribe and Briogeo conditioners to add nourishment ahead of a luscious blowout.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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The ball took a couple of bounces on the green and rolled straight home.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
12 June 2025
Verb
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In these cases, the captain and operations team may decide to shorten or skip a port to ensure repairs are completed safely and efficiently, minimizing disruption to the overall cruise experience.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Or a woman who skips mammograms because of out-of-pocket costs, only to face a late-stage cancer diagnosis that might have been caught years earlier.—
Jane Tavares,
The Conversation,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Capitalism is truly progressive, as capitalism has been directly responsible for the massive leaps in quality of life and prosperity, feeding the dynamic wellspring of innovation and creative destruction which underlies genuine and societal progress.—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2025
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Here To Stay Machines co-writing software isn't a new thing, but the tools have taken evolutionary leaps.—
Federico Sendra,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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“Lope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lope. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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