as in inch
a very small distance or degree
it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours
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Recent Examples of hop, skip, and jump
With a hop, skip, and jump through the airport, we were quickly whisked away to Domes Novos Santorini, Domes Resorts’ newest property, freshly opened in April 2024.
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Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hop, skip, and jump
Noun
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Storms also dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain and left piles of hail in the Grand Rapids area in western Michigan, said Alex Manion, a weather service meteorologist in Detroit.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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The new Ozzy — named after her paternal grandfather, the former Black Sabbath frontman who died of a heart attack last July — clocked in a week ago at 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and 19 inches long, according to the photo.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unable to ramp up through the first month of spring training because of lingering shoulder soreness, Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell took a step toward readiness Thursday, throwing his first bullpen session.—
Jack Vita,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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When one steps through its doors, they are transported into an ornate palace that seems to exist outside of time.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Normally that would be enough to put her within shouting distance of a medal.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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The fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti were captured on shaky video by bystanders clutching smartphones in the bitter cold and standing within shouting distance of the victims.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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