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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
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Hip-hop icon Missy Elliot will perform at the show, according to Victoria's Secret.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
This has been one exciting week for the Swedish netminder, and Thursday night, the Wild hopped aboard the Gus Bus and rode it to the finish line of an impressive victory.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Hip-hop, jazz, and gospel didn’t merely rub elbows in his songs.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Hip-hop icon Missy Elliot will perform at the show, according to Victoria's Secret.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
The dining car turns out fine delicacies with Italian flair, while the lounge car hops with finger-snapping tunes by a piano, saxophone, clarinet trio.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
This has been one exciting week for the Swedish netminder, and Thursday night, the Wild hopped aboard the Gus Bus and rode it to the finish line of an impressive victory.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop
Noun
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In the first song on this more than 29-minute playlist, JJ and his friends don skeleton costumes and create a silly dance in the living room.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
17 Oct. 2025
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Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That already-successful strategy could take a big leap forward soon; the company is developing a giant, fully reusable rocket called Starship, which is designed to help humanity settle Mars.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Florida State reached the end zone with 40 seconds left in the half on a remarkably athletic leap over the pylon by Castellanos for an 8-yard TD run.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Curriculums teach about the laws and governmental acts in place that withheld education and advancement from the enslaved, but skip over the intellect and radical acts Black people achieved anyway.—
Taylor Cassidy,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Apple skipped a major overhaul of its Vision Pro this year, but the headset is getting a power bump with the new M5 chip, announced today alongside a new MacBook Pro and iPad Pros.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each one has its own forms, emails and hoops to jump through, and many will re-add you months later.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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After Walmart released the news on Tuesday, its share price jumped 5%.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After prom, Thomas later sold the gown to pay her mother back and put money toward college.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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By the end of the morning session, I had been turned down more times than a lowly high school sophomore trying to get a date for the prom.—
JJ Rosen,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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A lot of people bounce through the system because these symptoms are so vague.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Broadcom shares bounced 10% on the news.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Babycatcher made a slight movement, just a twitch, and the ugliest dog anyone ever saw came bounding up behind him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hop. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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