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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Over the past nine months, the price has reversed and bounced from this level on multiple occasions.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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This year’s Season 21 was the first to premiere under the Disney umbrella after the show bounced between Bravo and Lifetime since its 2004 debut.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
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That figure jumped 26 percent over last year’s NLCS, which was the previous record in Japan.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Indians were publicly traded in the 1990s at major discounts to private values, and only jumped when they were taken private.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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As much as 200 feet on the block that includes the Apple Store and Rally House (site of the former Halls Department Store), bounded by Nichols Road, Central Street and Wyandotte Street.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento’s City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance creating two new zones, in the Ice Blocks shopping district on R and S streets, and a section of the Handle District bounded by 18th and 19th streets, and Capitol and L streets.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 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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But what made this win truly unmatched wasn’t the leaderboard but the moment his son Frankie sprinted across the 18th green and leaped into his arms.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Yes, the team that led comfortably all game, that leaped ahead 20-3, went up by as much as 31-10 and had to punt just twice.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Hopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopped. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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