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 Legislators from major production states — Georgia, New York, California, Texas — have hopped on board, but the efforts of CAP and others were aimed at bringing more people into the tent, including those from states with less filming going on. Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 The Sox have won 11 of Tolle’s last 12 starts, and his strikeout rate over the last two months has hopped above one-third of opposing hitters. Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Chicago police say a USPS worker got out of the truck to deliver mail when the suspect hopped in and drove away. Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026 Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Surrounded by ducks that seemed to want to steal the show, the elusive youngster hopped gingerly onto a rock, unfurled its wings, and exposed plumes of bluish-purple feathers that sparkled in the sun. Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026 The Baltimore Sun’s Matt Weyrich and Josh Tolentino hopped on right after the final cuts were announced and gave their initial reactions to the flurry of roster moves. Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 Langley hopped on Instagram on Monday to share photos of her stops in Green Bay, Springfield and Little Rock. David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hopped
Verb
  • Most notably, the infamous Circa Survivor saw nearly one-third of its record 25,017 entries (at $1,000 each) bounced by the Bolts — and by the way, include me in the carnage.
    Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The native New Yorker bounced from family to family and then to a group home.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • The 10-year yield has jumped a full percentage point since right before the Iran war started in late February and a half point in the past two months alone.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, the Royals jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind Vinnie Pasquantino and Maikel Garcia.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • An advisory remains in place for an area roughly bounded by Las Palomas Drive on the west and West Skyline Drive on the east.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Each of their faces is bounded by the same number of edges, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And in probably the most effervescent victory of the meet, Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi danced, clapped and leaped his way to victory in the high jump.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Except Diggs leapt and hugged the goalpost after the score — drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
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  • Staff at the meat department washed a trap containing raw chicken juice and skipped the sanitizing step.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But the proposal was vague on details and skipped over making a promise to renovate.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Hopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hopped. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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