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as in dances
a social gathering for dancing
back in those days taking someone to the school hop was a big deal
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as in jumps
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 hops
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Happy Eternal Hoptimist coffee channels the spirit of hops with a bright, unexpected flavor profile.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
While shorter hops were more likely, longer jumps also occurred.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
New Grist is made with sorghum, malted millet, rice, hops, water and gluten-free yeast.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The two teams with the biggest hops in the poll, though, were Big Ten foes USC (+6 spots) and Indiana (+5 spots) after big home wins on Saturday.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Repeat these star-hops until you zero in on where Andromeda is.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
So far, the small Xodiac rocket has flown on low-altitude atmospheric hops from Mojave, California, reaching altitudes of up to 500 meters, or 1,640 feet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
American brewers briefly engaged in a hops arms race, competing to see who could design the bitterest brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The film, which tells the story of a 1980s teen who accidentally hops in a time machine and zooms back to 1955, first premiered in summer 1985.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In a car on the way to the premiere of It Was Just an Accident, Panahi stops at a convenience store, where a publicist hops out to buy him cigarettes for the next few days (six packs).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Shield then hops out of the police car, chasing the child down as the video footage ends.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The dining car turns out fine delicacies with Italian flair, while the lounge car hops with finger-snapping tunes by a piano, saxophone, clarinet trio.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
As 9-1-1 hops from Austin to Nashville, LeAnn Rimes had some advice from a franchise veteran before joining the latest Ryan Murphy spin-off series.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
On Day Two of The Run-Through’s Paris Fashion Week coverage, special guest Hamish Bowles hops in the van with Chioma and Chloe on the way to Miguel Castro Freitas’s debut at Mugler to recap a very elevated and luxurious show from The Row.
—Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Griffin’s hops are considerable.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the Happy Eternal Hoptimist coffee channels the spirit of hops with a bright, unexpected flavor profile.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
While shorter hops were more likely, longer jumps also occurred.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
New Grist is made with sorghum, malted millet, rice, hops, water and gluten-free yeast.
—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
The two teams with the biggest hops in the poll, though, were Big Ten foes USC (+6 spots) and Indiana (+5 spots) after big home wins on Saturday.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Repeat these star-hops until you zero in on where Andromeda is.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
So far, the small Xodiac rocket has flown on low-altitude atmospheric hops from Mojave, California, reaching altitudes of up to 500 meters, or 1,640 feet.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
American brewers briefly engaged in a hops arms race, competing to see who could design the bitterest brews.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Beverly hops joyfully across the couple’s farm with her sister Billie—also adopted from Northwest Dog Project—and brings laughter to her family every day with her quirky personality.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The film, which tells the story of a 1980s teen who accidentally hops in a time machine and zooms back to 1955, first premiered in summer 1985.
—Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
Oftentimes, Tupac and Gault wound up whiling away lunch (and beyond) at the Old Town Mall, a run-down shopping center two hops and a skip from Dunbar.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
In a car on the way to the premiere of It Was Just an Accident, Panahi stops at a convenience store, where a publicist hops out to buy him cigarettes for the next few days (six packs).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Shield then hops out of the police car, chasing the child down as the video footage ends.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The dining car turns out fine delicacies with Italian flair, while the lounge car hops with finger-snapping tunes by a piano, saxophone, clarinet trio.
—Eleanor Flagler Hardy, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
As 9-1-1 hops from Austin to Nashville, LeAnn Rimes had some advice from a franchise veteran before joining the latest Ryan Murphy spin-off series.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
On Day Two of The Run-Through’s Paris Fashion Week coverage, special guest Hamish Bowles hops in the van with Chioma and Chloe on the way to Miguel Castro Freitas’s debut at Mugler to recap a very elevated and luxurious show from The Row.
—Alexandra Di Palma, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hops
Noun
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Flav then bucked expectations for the next two dances.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also on Rock Hall night, the group dances returned with a bang as the cast was evenly split in two, and teamed up alongside one of the co-hosts, Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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Over the past few hundred years, humans have advanced, both scientifically and technologically, in tremendous leaps and bounds.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The ball bounces in funny ways.—
Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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As the plot bounces along and characters appear, step offstage, and reappear, things get strange, and reality flickers in and out to dazzling effect.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Upon second offense, the fine jumps to $17,389.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The movie jumps forward several decades.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There are also several large time skips as the play picks up speed and focuses less on the group in favor of exploring Lizzie’s mother and their family in its second act.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Also, keep in mind that the outdoor outfitter REI usually skips the day entirely, famously staying closed for its #OptOutside campaign.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Red Sox need a middle-of-the-order power threat, preferably a righty who can launch balls over the Green Monster.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Or perhaps feces from Vaulted Deep, seaweed from Running Tide, rocky dust from Lithos, or the latest squishy white balls from Spiritus?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Age of Imprisonment both controls and performs leaps and bounds better than its predecessors.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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December brings warm days, lush landscapes, and vibrant local festivals.—
Jim Augerinos,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The film was shown at the Netherlands, Berlin and Miami film festivals, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and in 2018 was released on DVD in Germany.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Hops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hops. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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