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as in dance
a social gathering for dancing
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
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as in to jump
to propel oneself upward or forward into the air
the frog hopped back into the pond the bus stopped, a lone passenger hopped on, and the driver continued on his way
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Recent Examples of hop
Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
But beyond the hops and grapes, Cedaredge — on the southern slopes of the Grand Mesa — is home to Snow Capped Cider, a cidery that’s reshaping how Americans think about cider and drawing enthusiasts from near and far.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
For fans who like a little haze and hops with their football, Sierra Nevada’s Hazy Little Thing delivers tropical fruit aromas and a juicy mouthfeel without overwhelming bitterness.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The main missing element is Rocket League's sense of verticality—jumping is limited to awkward bunny hops and runs up halfpipes on the edges of the court, meaning there’s little in the way of mid-air acrobatics or shot blocking.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
But beyond the hops and grapes, Cedaredge — on the southern slopes of the Grand Mesa — is home to Snow Capped Cider, a cidery that’s reshaping how Americans think about cider and drawing enthusiasts from near and far.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
True to his word, after hopping on board with a team late in the process ahead of the 2025 season, the 6-foot-3, 265-pound edge defender went right to work at Wednesday’s practice.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
For fans who like a little haze and hops with their football, Sierra Nevada’s Hazy Little Thing delivers tropical fruit aromas and a juicy mouthfeel without overwhelming bitterness.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
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Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Recognizing artists across a wide spectrum of dance/electronic genres, nominees range from global stars to more niche and rising artists across Afro, techno, tech house, house and beyond.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
21 Aug. 2025
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Not Matos specifically, but anyone from within the organization taking the same developmental leap that Heliot Ramos did in 2024.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Five years later, Josh Hoey, a senior out of Bishop Shanahan High School near Philadelphia, did the same, becoming the first male teenager focusing on the 800 meters to make the leap.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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First things first, players can skip the promo code.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Peter Thiel’s fellowship is offering young entrepreneurs $200,000 to skip or leave college and build their own billion-dollar startups.—
Muskaan Arshad,
Fortune,
16 Aug. 2025
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When is the right time to jump to firm conclusions about any player or any team?—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Britain’s holdings jumped by $48.7 billion, the most since March 2023, to $858.1 billion.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Those are familiar sounds from familiar voices that wafted through radios or were covered by prom bands at another time of life.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
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The restaurant won media attention in 2020 for hosting its own high school senior proms for graduates whose senior year had been spent home during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 July 2025
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The challenge properly starts the next day, and basically immediately, the contestants who aren’t Jesus and Antonio start complaining about Jesus and Antonio, who are essentially working together at the same table, bouncing ideas off each other and swapping construction techniques.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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Long wait times, endless tests and bouncing from one specialist to another while relaying the same lengthy medical history over and over.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Work on a successor attraction is evident in the space bounded by the Rockit, Universal CityWalk, Hard Rock Cafe and the building that was once home to Blue Man Group.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Aug. 2025
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The project is designed to provide flooding relief to the area bounded by 31st Street on the north, La Grange Road on the west, Homestead Road on the south, and the Illinois Harbor Belt railroad on the east.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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