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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
when I tell you to do something, I expect you to jump
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as in advantage
the more favorable condition or position in a competition
get a jump on the competition by starting early
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Recent Examples of jump
Alain Sherter, CBS News, 13 May 2025
But the teams that jumped the Hornets are what irked the fans the most.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Grill, who had 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting (3-of-5 from 3) on Sunday after finishing No. 1 at camp in vertical jump (38 inches), was not invited to remain in Chicago for the NBA Combine.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
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Verb
Vaccarella had warned customers that the price of her company's bags could jump as early as July.
—Alain Sherter, CBS News, 13 May 2025
But the teams that jumped the Hornets are what irked the fans the most.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2025
Noun
While Arizona saw the highest uptick at a whopping 84 percent increase, Tennessee and New Mexico also saw sizable jumps of 67 percent and 65 percent, respectively.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Grill, who had 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting (3-of-5 from 3) on Sunday after finishing No. 1 at camp in vertical jump (38 inches), was not invited to remain in Chicago for the NBA Combine.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump
Verb
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These fissures are where Islamism leaps in to segregate, cohort, and indoctrinate with antidemocratic illiberal Islamist values forming the milieu ripe for radicalization, including terrorism and evolutionary jihad.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Some cardinals want to move ahead with those upheavals, or even leap forward with bigger changes.—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
7 May 2025
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Over the past few years, generational warfare has only ramped up—so much so that it’s become boring to even reference: Gen Z hating on millennials for being cringe, millennials hating on Gen Z for being puritanical, and everyone hating on boomers for being, well, boomers.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
3 May 2025
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Even for some Republicans who would like to see more babies and larger families, the whole pro-natalist push is cringe in a bad way.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
1 May 2025
Verb
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While some were rushing to a last-minute facial or doing one final fitting, friends of LaQuan Smith took the night before the Met as a chance to unwind before the big day.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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That high prices foretell lower prices rates more discussion as Republicans and conservatives rush to anoint former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Chairman.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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His final two nominations come in the categories of video director of the year with Dave Free and best male hip hop artist.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2025
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In the 1980s and beyond, hip hop artists invoked Malcolm, and Spike Lee immortalized him on film.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The researchers found that the flamingos use the motion of water to their advantage, combining techniques to funnel water—and the invertebrates within it—to their mouths.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Build combinations for maximum impact The most powerful advantage comes from unique combinations.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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As the trailer depicts, the shame of his past follows him into Thunderbolts*, with the character wincing over bad press about him in the newspaper.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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Fans should be ready to wince as the 2025 Twins make hit-by-pitch history.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
1 May 2025
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When the final whistle sounded Saturday, coach Mikey Varas seemed eager for Tuesday to hurry up.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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The Indian army said in a statement late on Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations across a wide area of India's west and northwest from Kashmir and states bordering Pakistan to the edge of the Arabian Sea.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Toll-takers on the Venetian Causeway were in their booths as the tornado swept through just yards away, tearing into trees at a small public park at water’s edge.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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