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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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as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning
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as in to attack
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car
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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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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
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More than a decade ago, two young L’Oréal executives decided to leave their corporate positions and take the ultimate leap of faith by starting their own brand.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
21 May 2025
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Consumer only just got used to the $70 increase from $60 a few years ago, and now this leap to $80, spearheaded by Nintendo and its Mario Kart World pricing, is irritating and exhausting when 4-5 games will now be the cost of an entire console by themselves.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Pone hit a sacrifice fly to put Ole Miss up 5-4, Mackenzie Pickens hit and RBI single in the fifth for a two-run advantage and Brady sent a solo home run to left-center field in the seventh to set the final score.—
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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In this context, the real advantage lies not simply in exporting more whisky but in embedding British spirits—Scotch and otherwise—within a broader consumer and distribution ecosystem.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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This film, set in 1956, hops between the Palazzo Korda, its protagonist’s cavernous mansion, and different quarters of Modern Greater Independent Phoenicia, a vague Middle Eastern nation that’s depicted as an array of deserts, warring factions, and colonial outposts.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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Wear them on walking tours, museum trips, bar hops, and more.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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Special teams ace/edge rusher DeAngelo Malone also would be a difficult cut.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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In the second round of the playoffs, against the defending champion, the Boston Celtics, the script was flipped: the Knicks got down by huge margins in the first two games but came storming back for the victory in both, creating a 2–0 edge.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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The class is specifically designed to provide an opportunity to ask questions about Christianity and our Lutheran theology.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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Saturday’s showpiece final is an opportunity to get some of the old feeling back, to show the merits of the current squad and to draw a line under some legendary careers.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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“Jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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