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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
Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
On a crisp fall day, sun bathes the stones in light and a cat — one of a handful that roam the property — hops leisurely upon one.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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
Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
On a crisp fall day, sun bathes the stones in light and a cat — one of a handful that roam the property — hops leisurely upon one.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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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The boy quickly ascends the interior staircase, rushes into the corridor and clears the steps to the garret in three leaps.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The country had made dramatic leaps in health-system capacity and life expectancy with the help of a mixture of projects.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One idea suggests that the electron-positron pairs are deflected by weak intergalactic magnetic fields and that this bounces low-energy gamma-rays out of our line of sight.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Our puck bounces the last couple games wasn’t really on our side.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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There’s a close call when Dick opens the cargo door and nearly jumps out of the plane, but Leroy stops him just in time.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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The story jumps back and forth through time and across continents, but Raja’s sensitive and ultimately optimistic point of view is a gripping anchor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But the show skips straight to dessert without building any connective tissue in the form of character depth or believable tension.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Berkshire has never had public or investor relations departments, and the company skips the quarterly investor calls that nearly every public company holds.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Think timeless toys like sand, rubber balls, jump rope, and cardboard boxes.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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His was a random assortment, the stuff of Walmart value packs, including the clip-on bobber balls that amateurs use.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 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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November brings a full calendar of festivals celebrating the coastal city, including the Foo Foo Festival, a 12-day arts and culture event with activities from Pensacola Beach to the historic streets of downtown and out to Perdido Key.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Cartagena’s rich Afro-Colombian heritage pulses through its art, festivals, and everyday life, offering Black women travelers a meaningful way to connect with the region’s cultural legacy.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Hops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hops. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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