hopped

past tense of hop
1
as in bounced
to move with a light springing step a rabbit hopped across the frozen grass

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2
as in jumped
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 hopped Witnesses told officers that the driver of the Buick hopped into a black sedan after leaving the car, according to documents. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In the absence of obvious sources of amusement, visitors hopped among booths in feverish pursuit of swag—key chains, stickers, sunglasses. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Players hopped golf cart rides to class, on the rare occasion that the class wasn’t online. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 International tourists hailing from countries far and wide flew to Spain for the eclipse, while local residents hopped aboard packed and seemingly airless trains from Barcelona. Annissa Durar, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026 In other words, big, lucrative companies are more likely to have hopped on the AI train. Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 During the concert in New York City, the star and co-creator of Ted Lasso hopped onstage and joined Marcus Mumford to sing the beloved show’s theme song. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Tim Walz hopped on Elon's Twitter and had the internet play a round of golf with him at Northwest Angle Country Club. Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The Texas Rangers’ Wyatt Langford, an excellent defender, turned his back, took several hard steps, leaped and extended his glove, but the ball found grass and one-hopped the wall. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopped
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  • That mattered because Baz, while facing Caminero, bounced a pitch, allowing Diaz to race home.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The scheme reportedly involved depositing checks from accounts with insufficient funds, then withdrawing the temporarily available money, leaving the banks to absorb the losses once the checks bounced, court records show.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
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  • Cox Automotive reported subcompact SUV sales jumped more than 23% year over year in June, while small and midsize pickup sales rose about 12%.
    Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The biggest thing is that despite not having major playing time like some of the linebackers who came before him, Pierce has jumped into that vocal leadership role.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Today’s official Little Italy is bounded between 48th, 59th, and J streets, and Folsom Boulevard, and many Italian-Americans still live and own businesses in the area, said Italian Cultural Society member Steve Maviglio.
    Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Led by Jean-Philippe Mateta, almost the entire Crystal Palace team leapt into the air, extended one leg and mimicked their team-mate performing his traditional corner-flag kick.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Franks reached the goal line, leapt in the air, trapped the pass to his chest and got pummeled by the Jaguars linebacker in coverage — he was crushed to the point his helmet flew off in the melee.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • More than 20 players skipped football practice at Contreras in downtown Los Angeles.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • But the politics rests on an economic question the coverage has mostly skipped.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Hopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopped. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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