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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
Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The property is surrounded by greenery, and is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Hollywood sign, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and more.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Christine Persaud, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the summer, a tiny kitten was seen hopping onto a New York City subway car from the platform.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Hip-hop talks about the good, the bad and the ugly in this society.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The property is surrounded by greenery, and is just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the Hollywood sign, Echo Park, Silver Lake, and more.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
Thanks to the anti-slip bottom, the couch won’t shift around when your rambunctious pet hops into it.
—Christine Persaud, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the summer, a tiny kitten was seen hopping onto a New York City subway car from the platform.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
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Other clients on its books include Love Island contestants Laura Anderson and Liberty Pool, TikTok dance stars The Gardiner Brothers, and Kieron Conway, a Commonwealth champion boxer signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Since signing to Matador, the band has sharpened its sound into a quirky, exhilarated alt-pop, too uncanny to be dance-punk and too lively to be slacker rock.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Fandom, anyway, is a leap of faith.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Tonale’s base price is appealing, but be sure to consider the high delivery charge and price leap from gasoline to PHEV.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 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
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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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The stock's best performance in the past 25 years occurred under CEO Alan Mulally, from September 2006 through July 2014, when shares jumped roughly 178%.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The five-year survival rate for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer has jumped up from around 75% in the early 1980s, to over 90% in the past few years.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Multiple photographers began snapping photos of the teens, who were dressed up for prom.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Last year's homecoming gallery on JSOnline and our USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin websites included 111 photos and our prom gallery last spring had nearly 200 pics from readers.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The museum was founded in 1962 on Balboa Island, and bounced among several locations over the decades.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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This is an excellent day to think about future goals or bounce your ideas off someone to get their feedback.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Within moments, the rangy 29-year-old actor Harris Dickinson bounds down an exterior staircase and shakes my hand.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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Then, as if that were not enough excitement for any hunter at one time, a big mule-deer buck broke out of the thicket and bounded away to my left, straight for Sally.—
Robert Merchant,
Outdoor Life,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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