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
Finesse then hopped on Instagram Live and said that he was arrested for THC vapes and not hard drugs.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
His girlfriend then hopped in his lap and drove to the address on Donald Avenue less than half a mile away, court documents say.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Ellington hopped in her car and sped over to a stretch of Jefferson County Road 73 that ran past town, finding her son and about 10 other kids hiding between a couple of cars parked off the road.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Pelinka’s salary cap expert, Marshall Rader, and Kurt Rambis occasionally hopped on.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Hall, wearing a gray hoodie, hopped out of a van that was already partly full of crated animals.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Georgia Phelps hopped in her car and hightailed it toward the coast of New Zealand in pursuit of one of the world’s rarest sea creatures.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Afterward, the group bar-hopped, grabbed tacos and Holly danced the night away — the fix held perfectly.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Then the pilot coolly opened the door and hopped out of the plane unharmed.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
His girlfriend then hopped in his lap and drove to the address on Donald Avenue less than half a mile away, court documents say.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 20 Oct. 2025
Ellington hopped in her car and sped over to a stretch of Jefferson County Road 73 that ran past town, finding her son and about 10 other kids hiding between a couple of cars parked off the road.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Pelinka’s salary cap expert, Marshall Rader, and Kurt Rambis occasionally hopped on.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Hall, wearing a gray hoodie, hopped out of a van that was already partly full of crated animals.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Georgia Phelps hopped in her car and hightailed it toward the coast of New Zealand in pursuit of one of the world’s rarest sea creatures.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopped
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The puck bounced up and hit DeMelo in the face, and a referee whistled Boldy for high sticking, although replay revealed at no time did Boldy’s stick touch DeMelo.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond the housing units that concealed this bloody event, a truck rumbled along the road, a basketball bounced, children squealed, the sounds foreign, from another world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Net income jumped, coming in at $35 billion, a 33% increase.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two weekends ago, the track sold just over 900 digital downloads, and that number jumped nearly 60% to nearly 1,500 digital downloads following the release of the remix EP.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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The development is bounded by Wiles Road to the north, Sample Road to the south, State Road 7 to the west and Lyons Road to the east.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s bounded by the Boise River and runs all the way into the Foothills.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party skipped the vote or abstained, save for one lawmaker who cast the deciding vote to advance the annexation bill.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gamble spent time with her during training sessions that Kris skipped, later leading her to feel jealous of his attention.—
Sydni Ellis,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Instagram, the watchmaker has leaped from seventh place among watch brands to third in 2023, before climbing to second position last year.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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But, after getting a little too close, the canine swiftly leapt back and kept a safe distance.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Hopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopped. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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